ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss First Conviction for Sept. 11 Trial.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 TOPIC: Mounir el Motassadeq, a 28-year-old Moroccan student, was convicted Wednesday in Germany in the first trial connected to the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, according to a report by The Associated Press. El Motassadeq was convicted on 3,045 counts of accessory to murder and five counts of attempted murder and bodily harm for assisting suicide pilots Mohamed Atta, Ziad Jarrah and Marwan al-Shehhi. El Motassadeq was sentenced to the maximum 15 years in prison for helping the al-Qaida plotters to keep up the appearance that they were average students in Germany by using his power of attorney over al-Shehhi's bank account to pay rent, tuition and utility bills. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Harriet B. Braiker, Ph.D. is the author of "The September 11 Syndrome: Anxious Days and Sleepless sleep·less adj. 1. a. Marked by a lack of sleep: a sleepless night. b. Unable to sleep. 2. Nights," a straight-talking book designed to help ordinary people get a grip in these uncertain times of high anxiety and frayed fray 1 n. 1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl. 2. A heated dispute or contest. tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic 1. To alarm; frighten. 2. nerves of a nation waiting for "the other shoe to drop." This book helps people cope with the "new normalcy nor·mal·cy n. Normality. Noun 1. normalcy - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning normality " of terrorism on our shores. One of Dr. Braiker's key points is that the nation's anxiety levels are still high, but many people feel they shouldn't talk about their fears or concerns -- that it is somehow unpatriotic to do so; however, she feels this is not only wrong, but psychologically damaging. The September 11 Syndrome confronts this dilemma head on and offers advice for everyday coping in the face of possible suicide bombers Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political . Dr. Braiker, a clinical and social psychologist psy·chol·o·gist n. A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy. psychologist in private practice for more than 25 years, is an internationally recognized authority in stress and stress management. 310-246-4190, hbraiker@pacbell.net Mr. Maksim Tsvetovat, of Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , can share his expertise on topics including terrorist organizations, covert COVERT, BARON. A wife; so called, from her being under the cover or protection of her husband, baron or lord. networks and social networks. 412-519-4304 Professor Barry Kellman, of DePaul University DePaul University[1] is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. , College of Law, is an expert regarding international law and terrorism. 312-362-5258 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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