51.   The defendants say they were misunderstood because of bad translation of their Arabic dialect.

52.   The defendants said COC never had a final deal to operate CompUSA stores in Mexico, only unsigned letters of intent to negotiate if COC ever found a partner.

53.   The defendants said their buyer was a well-known former military official who wanted to partially pay for the weapons with heroin, according to court documents.

54.   The defendants said they did not allow the children to play on the track and they were never out of their view for more than two minutes.

55.   The defendants said they had been unwitting accomplices.

56.   The defendants said they planned to try and prevent further sales of the jet to Indonesia through the courts.

57.   The defendants said they told the truth and did not name Russell.

58.   The defendants said they would appeal, a protracted process in Italy which puts the sentence on hold.

59.   The defendants say they are innocent.

60.   The defendants say they were originally detained on much lesser charges.