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Outrage from families of 9/11 victims after chaotic hearing

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    Brother of victim describes 'zoo' in courtroom, defends judge

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Anger and frustration from the families of 9/11 victims after the military trial for self confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohamed.

Got off to a really chaotic.

Start over the weekend the five co conspirators.

Repeatedly disrupted at the arraignment hearing shouting at the judge quoting from the Koran praying out loud during the courtroom.

Appearance they were reading magazines.

Making airplanes Paper airplanes in there.

Whispering constantly.

With one another according to all of these reports and how about this one of the female defense attorney is where -- job.

Asking prosecutors to honor the defendants' religious -- by having all the women in that courtroom dressed quote modestly.

Here is 9/11 famine victim Debra Burlingame.

They're trying to.

Create chaos so that they can go out and say that the -- military commissions are chaotic they are creating the chaos.

That's pretty incredible science -- John -- His brother Peter BC pictured here was killed on September 11 he was a father of three he was 42 years old was -- work that day camp FitzGerald.

And jobless watching that hearing.

On Saturday and he joins me now good to have you with this time I noticed doesn't get any easier but I industry what was your minds he sat down today the -- finally arrived.

As you start to watch all of this what's going through your mind.

Knowing the detainees and who they are and what they're about I knew it was going to be -- -- I had a feeling going in that this is going to be along.

Process and they are going to take every ample opportunity that they could.

Two to make it a zoo and make it a hard day for the family.

Did you tell the judge had no control over this whole situation no I thought the judge did a great job that you did.

It I really -- that the judge tried his best despite repeated efforts.

By the detainees to act up.

And their defense council to try to argue motions and things that were not appropriate for the arraignment he repeatedly.

Told them today is not the day.

But they kept trying so I think he did every.

-- -- there's no control over the courtroom and I knew you watched it so you know how to judge was behaving but.

You said that the defense attorneys were basically cross examining yes to judge that sounds to me as if the situation is really out of whack.

Yes I was told that this is not a conventional arms he's not conventional civil rights for military -- right military tribunals opera it'll definitely.

So they were given a little more leeway to get away with four hours was almost four hours of them grilling the judge on his qualifications.

That's me was one of the most irritating data part of the day.

We we just want to play this is -- -- -- -- from the defense attorney who made the issue in terms of dress.

And someone in the courtroom that she claimed her of her clients -- was dressed in modestly.

Here's what she had -- -- If because of somebody's religious beliefs.

They can't focus.

When somebody in the courtroom is stressful a particular way.

I feel it incumbent upon myself -- his counsel to point that out and ask.

Four.

Some consideration from the prosecution.

For example -- -- -- -- and have no idea what I mean how.

How how on what where did he ever gonna get any resolution in this case yet another.

I do I think that were finally back to the right venue this is three is waiting there should have been done for years ago that part of the Brothers began as everyone remembered him and it was stopped -- -- -- doesn't -- -- -- was gonna happen here and our final and that's where and that's -- change -- mean obviously the defensive change tactics because for three years ago they were ready to plead guilty end right except execution.

Now having great.

Now obviously -- that there -- there in the long haul for this to drag this out as long as possible.

And whoever they tend to have a stage to continue in the Jihad against America -- you know and when you look at these men in this round.

Knowing what happened to your brother them.

You look at the face of police said Mohamed -- Knowing that he is that for fast you know proud to be the mastermind what happened that day when you deal that.

You just you keep your brother's memory there and in your hand and you think you know you're doing this for him you know you're sitting in that -- -- courtroom in -- in -- they had on his memory.

And no matter how long this process takes.

I think -- -- -- on -- -- members are are going to be in.

Till the end to make sure that justice is finally achieved and I think now we finally got the wheels and moving along again to see that happen.

And one of the fascinating it's Wednesday before we -- I asked you if you.

-- know if they ever have an interaction.

Because if they did coordinate this chaotic and then the other day.

And you you said they were talking to each other so much as almost as if they were drying out their time together -- -- -- that they could communicate yes.

I think what happened was the way they were sitting there ring tables in front of one another clean had a Mohammed was in the first table Bennett -- in the second I think they took the lead from collegiate Mohammed as to.

Refuse to speak to not.

But the earphones in to listen to translation.

And I think that once they followed his lead.

They knew if they were up today north of -- and he's got time for every moment that have a little to communicate untimely Owens thank you I hope you'll come back however slightly this goes on behalf -- -- -- -- and thank you haven't invested John -- right.

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