The Real America

Holy Cow! An enlightened jury:

A federal jury has decided that al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui will receive a sentence of life in prison for not telling investigators what he later claimed to have known about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.

After seven days of deliberation, the jury informed the court that it had come to its decision earlier this afternoon. The unexpectedly long duration of juror debate was read as an indicator that Moussaoui may have been spared death.

Of course, the cynic would say he was spared death precisely because he had wished for it. Even so, it's a statement about America where the rod is spared, and for which I can take a little pride in my country. S'been a while...