Wednesday, June 08, 2011

#Ranatrial tweets from the courtroom. June 2-8, 2011


Chicago Sun-Times Rummana Hussain tweets from the Chicago courtroom. Compiled here chronologically. Tweets from June 2-8, 2011

  1. Rana's interrogation video being played at #Ranatrial. Rana's hair is dyed...
  2. Hard to hear but Rana says he discussed talking about clearing his AWOL status with Major Iqbal #Ranatrial
  3. Rana: #Headley had a dog named Tyson #Ranatrial
  4. Stipulated that Rana's business never filed W2 or other tax forms for#Headley.
  5. Prosecutors rest #Ranatrial
  6. Defense calls first witness #Ranatrial. David Morris, immigration lawyer who knows Rana
  7. Immigration lawyer who worked with Rana said he was interested in opening offices in India. Lawyer went to in India in 1997 for seminars.
  8. Next up at #Ranatrial: computer forensic expert Yaniv Moshe Schiff
  9. Witness: No indication that Mumbai attack videos were viewed from Rana's 19 home and work computers #Ranatrial
  10. The defense rested #Ranatrial
  11. Closing arguments tomorrow #Ranatrial
  12. Rana tells judge he will not testify at #Ranatrial. "I waive the right to," he said.
  13. @mikhail_neo They just finished testimony in the trial a few minutes back. Closing arguments are tomorrow. #Ranatrial
  14. @setuniket it's hard to gauge how long a jury will be out. Could be hours. Could be days.
  15. @aasimzzzz Are you sure? Dunya and Express were here earlier. Can't read the jurors mind so hard to predict verdict #Ranatrial
  16. @samas777 Sandwich and Cheetos. Rana looks the same.
  17. @HumaImtiaz @samas777 @aasimzzzz Yep, I knew there was Pakistani press present for part of the #Ranatrial.
  18. Closing arguments just about to start #Ranatrial
  19. Prosecutors: "This is a simple case about awful things." #Ranatrial
  20. Prosecutors: Rana "knew exactly who David #Headley is and he knows what he's about."
  21. Prosecutors: Rana and Headley are on the "same team." Going through timeline at #Ranatrial
  22. Going over emails from Major Iqbal, Sajid, transcripts of Headley and Rana's conversation #Ranatrial.
  23. Courtroom is packed at #Ranatrial. My cell service is spotty. Good news: not much new ground in prosecutors' closings
  24. Prosecutors are finished with their closings #Ranatrial
  25. One tidbit I forgot to mention earlier at the #Ranatrial. Marriage=death and sick=arrest in coded emails
  26. Two young women I believe are Rana's daughters flanked their mom, leaning on her shoulders during this morning's hearings
  27. Defense attorneys #Ranatrial will present their closing arguments in an hour after lunch
  28. Prosecutors: David #Headley is an awful man. . .but he had help. #Ranatrial
  29. @mikhail_neo #Headley will not get the death penalty for his cooperation
  30. Defense: Showing #Headley sympathy is like "petting a rattlesnake."
  31. Defense: What Rana is "getting is the shaft. That's what he's getting." #Ranatrial
  32. Defense: "Nothing is simple when it comes to David #Headley. He is lifelong manipulator, liar, con man" #Ranatrial
  33. Defense: Rana got warned like Rahul Bhatt about the Mumbai attacks--"the guys who don't know about the plot. #Ranatrial
  34. Tape of "Pasha" and #Headley joking about the "bhudda vakeel" Rana suggested Headley take to Denmark was played #Ranatrial
  35. Defense: " #Headley gets people to do what he wants by controlling information." #Ranatrial
  36. Another #Ranatrial tidbit: #Headley referred to his first and second wife as "M1" and "M2" in emails.
  37. Defense: #Headley's biggest lie is that he's remorseful for what he's done #Ranatrial
  38. Defense: "Hussain (Rana's middle name) is an obvious Muslim name." True. An exception: #Obama. Haha!
  39. Defense: #Headley "duped the heck out" of Rana. "He uses people." #Ranatrial
  40. Defense: #Headley fooled Rana. "Don't let him fool you." Prosecutors are now presenting their rebuttal arguments #Ranatrial
  41. Another #Ranatrial tidbit: #Headley's video store was called "Flicks."
  42. Prosecutors tell jury to look at Rana's conduct, points to how Rana "laughed" when #Headley talked about future targets. #Ranatrial
  43. Closing arguments just finished. Judge just gave jury instructions. #Ranatrial jury sent home. Will deliberate tomorrow.
  44. @yamaloka Because defense attorneys were saying Rana wouldn't change his name for any ruse
  45. My story for Wednesday's paper http://bit.ly/jRY4tf#Ranatrial jurors will start deliberating at 9:30 a.m. Chicago time.
  46. For those who want to read #Ranatrial exhibits, you can find them here http://1.usa.gov/lcUvsO
  47. Jurors have begun deliberating #Ranatrial. Awaiting the verdict...
  48. No verdict yet #Ranatrial RT @malhotraritesh any news on the verdict ? I am just waiting for the update from you...
  49. Jurors at #Ranatrial had questions: Whether "Pasha" was a member of #ISI or LeT and whether Ilyas #Kashmiri was with LeT.
  50. Federal Judge at #Ranatrial tells jurors to rely on the evidence for ?s on "Pasha" and #Kashmiri
  51. Rummana Hussain's story in Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/5723424-418/terror-trial-draws-international-media.html

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