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Giuliani: Moussaoui Deserved Death Penalty
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani thought Zacarias Moussaoui should have received the death penalty. His wish was not granted. Though he disagreed with the verdict by the federal jury in Alexandria, Va., "America’s Mayor” still claims "America won” because its legal system works. "Justice was done,” Giuliani said. "This is the system that we have for justice. It was a fair trial. It’s just not the result I would have liked, but it was carried out the right way and there is value to that.”
Appearing on MSNBC’s "Hardball” program, Giuliani said it is "difficult to separate the emotion” of the trial from the vivid, horrific memories of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Having testified during the case, the former mayor thought the jury would rule in favor of a death sentence, but he does not want the jury to be perceived as "weak” because of the life sentence granted to Moussaoui.
Story Continues Below "It’s a complex set of feelings I have,” he said. "I would have preferred to see the death penalty, but I am in awe of how our legal system works. I am disappointed, but at the same time, I have tremendous respect for our legal system. It should be amazing to other people on the other side of the world to witness this [jury verdict]. Even those of us who disagree with them [the jury] respect them for this.” Giuliani said it was a "very strange experience” to look into Moussaoui’s eyes during his courtroom testimony because of his emotions about that day.
"I knew my testimony in the case, but I don’t know the other testimony in the case,” Giuliani continued. "Had Moussaoui given up the information that he knew [about the 9/11 terrorist plans], many of these people would still be alive … We could have avoided this whole thing. So many children I know who don’t have fathers now, would have fathers today.”
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