Even sadder than Zacarias Moussaoui’s childhood — if you can believe it — has been the media’s reaction to the “troubled upbringing” plea by the defense team:

WaPo: Sister, Experts Testify on Moussaoui’s Troubled Childhood
“What seduced me was [Moussaoui’s] big smile, his love for life, his sense of humor,’’ [Giles Cohen, a friend,] recalled. “We would pretend to be fighting and then at the end fall into each other’s arms,’’ Cohen said through an interpreter in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.

A little too much seduction for me — though it’s hard to argue with the “experts.”

AP: Moussaoui suffered a difficult childhood, social worker says at trial

Michelle Malkin has more:

NYT: Moussaoui’s Childhood Is Presented as Mitigating Factor
LA Times: Moussaoui’s Sisters Defend ‘Sweetheart’