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...could not even allege that he had a link to the 9/11 conspiracy. She put those shackles on the government's case because it had denied the defendant, on national-security grounds, access to witnesses who were in a position to say whether he was part of the 9/11 gang--Ramzi Binalshibh, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other key al-Qaeda figures the U.S. has captured. Prosecutors are appealing the decision, with their first briefs due this week. But if they lose, they may be stuck with a precedent that would allow defendants access to avowed terrorists, perhaps inspiring the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Moussaoui Case Crumbled | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...gang broke into the 2,000-year-old tomb of China's Empress Dou and made off with a slew of rare artifacts. Here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Looted Treasures: Inside a Tomb Raid | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...speed up the digging, the gang blows out a crater at the surface with dynamite. They are careful not to set off the charge directly over the tomb--the impact might collapse the roof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Looted Treasures: Inside a Tomb Raid | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...tunnel 115 ft. deep is excavated. The gang uses ropes to lower members and gear into the hole. An AIR BLOWER powered by a PORTABLE GENERATOR pumps in fresh air from the surface...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Looted Treasures: Inside a Tomb Raid | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

...raiders saw through the tomb's wood-plank roof. Wearing GAS MASKS, the gang now has access to the burial chamber--and all the treasures it contains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Looted Treasures: Inside a Tomb Raid | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

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