US Judge Leonie Brinkema sent Zacarias Moussaoui to prison for life today, to “die with a whimper,” for his role in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Now that a US jury has delivered a verdict that al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty, his lawyers face an uphill battle as they try to save a client who apparently wants to die.

A US jury has found al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui eligible to be executed and decided that his lies to FBI agents led directly to at least one death in the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001.