The United States will deal with European objections...

The United States will deal with European objections to the death penalty on a case-by-case basis as it seeks extradition of suspects linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Attorney General John Ashcroft said. Ashcroft was asked by reporters whether he was willing to give a guarantee that terrorist suspects who were extradited to the United States would not face capital punishment. London was Ashcroft's 1st stop on a European tour which will also take him to Spain, Germany and Italy to meet law enforcement officials. The issue has also arisen over Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen arrested in the United States who became the 1st person indicted for direct involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. France on Wednesday urged the United States not to seek the death penalty in his case. Ashcroft said during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in London that the death penalty question for extraditions from Europe must be dealt with on a "case-by-case" basis.