A US Archive Last Modified: 18 Mar 2006 07:32 GMT
The trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to be charged over the September 11 attacks, may now be a waste of time, a senior prosecutor has said after the judge threw out evidence in a row over witness coaching.
Accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui plans to plead guilty as early as this week if a judge finds him mentally competent.
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to accept a guilty plea from Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the