BLOOD

I have nobody's blood on these hands," Jayyousi said.

Turning to the four federal prosecutors seated across the courtroom, Jayyousi said, "You may have shredded my constitutional rights. You may have confiscated my civil liberties. But you have not shaken my spirit or my faith in my God and my country."

Prosecutors insisted the three were deeply involved in a support network for a violent worldwide conspiracy to bring about fundamentalist Islamic governments wherever possible.

They introduced one new piece of evidence: a list of names of 16 graduates of the al-Farooq training camp run by al-Qaida in Afghanistan that Padilla attended beginning in July 2000. Padilla used the name Abu Abdullah al-Muhajir while at the camp.

That proves Padilla was "a trained al-Qaida killer" and unveils the true aims of the conspiracy, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Frazier.

"Terrorists and guerilla groups could not function without this sort of support," Frazier said. "This was the kind of thing that kept groups like al-Qaida going."