BARBARA COMSTOCK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN REACTION TO TODAY'S ORDER IN THE MOUSSAOUI CASE:

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Aug. 16, 2002. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 "Our prosecutors were ready to start picking a jury on September 30th and proceed with the trial. However, the judge has decided to give Moussaoui more time to prepare. We will continue our preparation and look forward to the opportunity to present our case in court." 02-477

Source: US Department of Justice