Sniper accused tells jury the ‘meaning of truth’

SNIPER suspect John Allen Muhammad won a surprise request yesterday to represent himself at trial and delivered a rambling opening statement in which he quoted Jesus and spoke about the meaning of truth.

Sniper accused tells jury the ‘meaning of truth’

“One of the things we’re here for today is to find out what everyone wants to know. What happened?” Muhammad told the jury. “There’s three truths. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I always thought there was just one truth.”

He added, “Jesus said, ‘Ye shall know the truth.’ The facts should help us identify what’s a lie, what’s not a lie,” he said.

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