Al Qaeda's school of lying

AP via Washington Times:

Prosecutors in Zacarias Moussaoui's death penalty trial yesterday sought to show his lies are standard operating procedure for al Qaeda, presenting evidence that members of the terrorist group are scripted carefully to deceive when caught.
Michael Anticev, an FBI agent testifying for a second day in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, offered the jury a primer on al Qaeda cover stories and the organization's techniques of deception when cell members are questioned.

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Mr. Anticev read excerpts from an al Qaeda training manual that included instructions on coded communications and how to develop a cover story if detained.
The manual said members should be prepared to answer questions about how they obtained their travel money, whether they belong to religious organizations and more.
When Moussaoui was arrested in the month before the attacks, he told the FBI his flight training was merely an "ego-boosting thing."
The government argues that Moussaoui should be put to death rather than imprisoned for life because he told lies that prevented authorities from foiling attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

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