Old news takes on new life in Moussaoui trial

Details of what happened to the four hijacked jetliners on September 11, 2001, have been known for years, but when a US prosecutor read a simple minute-by-minute account of the attacks, the jury deciding the fate of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui hung on every word.

In a similar vein, the missed opportunities of the FBI and other agencies to prevent September 11 have been known for years, but when FBI agents are forced to admit them on cross-examination, they seem fresh to the jury, sitting in Alexandria, Virginia.