Moussaoui testifies he was to hijack fifth plane, crash it into White House

Jerry Markon and Timothy Dwyer
The Washington Post
Seattle Times
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Washington (US):
Zacarias Moussaoui took the stand at his death penalty trial Monday and declared that he was supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and crash it into the White House in the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
The al-Qaida member said his role was to head a five-man crew that included Richard Reid, the British citizen who later tried to set off explosives in his shoes aboard a trans-Atlantic flight. Moussaoui said his orders came from Osama bin Laden and that his plan was foiled by his arrest in August 2001.
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"I was supposed to pilot a plane to hit the White House," Moussaoui told a riveted federal courtroom in Alexandria, Va. "I only knew about the two planes of the World Trade Center in addition to my own plane."His words were as stunning as the way in which he delivered them. The familiar Moussaoui was gone Monday.
In his place was a hardened terrorist who spoke calmly and methodically, looking straight at his questioners as he voiced his hatred for the nation that had put him on trial for his life.
"I consider every American to be my enemy," Moussaoui, 37, said as jurors leaned forward in their seats. "For me, every American is going to want my death because I want their death."