Moussaoui Fails in Bid to Withdraw 9/11 Guilty Plea

By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer

Facing transfer to the nation's toughest federal prison, Zacarias Moussaoui served up what may be his final legal surprise yesterday: The al-Qaeda conspirator said he was not involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror plot after all and wants a new trial to prove it.

His efforts were immediately rejected by a federal judge. Story.