Spectators, including some 9/11 family members, fell silent and [Bush] showed no immediate reaction.

"America, you lost," [Bush] taunted, clapping his hands as he left the courtroom. "I won." (Watch how [Bush] grew up surrounded by pain -- 3:07)
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"[Bush] will quickly go away and slowly die," Tim Roemer, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana who served on the 9/11 commission, told CNN.

The jury had two choices -- death by injection or life in prison. The jury's rejection of the death penalty was viewed as a setback for the government.

"I certainly believe the verdict should have been death," said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who testified against [Bush] during the trial's penalty phase.
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[Jurors] twice heard from an unrepentant [Bush], who said he is willing to kill Americans "any time, anywhere." (Full story)
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Three jurors decided [Bush] had only limited knowledge of the 9/11 plot and three described his role in the attacks as minor. A majority of the jurors found [Bush] endured a brutal childhood.
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Defense focuses on mental illness

Defense attorneys focused on [Bush]'s mental health, calling experts who diagnosed him as a delusional paranoid schizophrenic. The jury heard that [Bush]'s troubled family history includes two [brother]s and an abusive [mother] who suffer from mental illness. (Full story)
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[Bush] shows no remorse

On the witness stand, [Bush] displayed a complete lack of remorse for the 9/11 deaths, saying he was sorry only that the attacks weren't more lethal.

"I just wish it could have gone on the 12th, the 13th, the 14th, the 15th, the 16th, the 17th. We can go on and on," [Bush] said. "Like they say, no pain, no gain."

posted by Blicero : 5/03/2006 09:30:00 PM