This is why I say, "Let him talk, let him handle his defense."

Moussaoui's Defense Plan Complicates Terror Trial

While Mr. Moussaoui may have found a way to inveigh against America and the non-Muslim world in a highly public forum, his actions in federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Monday probably also make it more difficult for him to defend himself against the terrorism charges, which carry the death penalty.

For one thing, his 50-minute speech before Judge Leonie M. Brinkema supported the prosecution's portrait of him as a hate-filled terrorist. He told the court that he prayed to Allah for "the destruction of the United States of America" and for the "destruction of the Jewish people and state."

He will have to have US lawyers assisting him, if for no other reason than to guide him through the maze of appeals, objections, etc., and the US legal system. If he's half-smart, he'll listen to them and not let his rhetoric get too out of hand.

But I want to hear this man speak his mind, air what he feels is hit legitimate defense. I am not afraid of anything he might say, and anything he might say is liable to be...educational, shall we say.