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Gitmo Prisoner Hails 9/11 at Court Hearing

Posted Apr 11, 08 3:40 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – A terror suspect told a military court at Guantanamo yesterday that he didn't recognize its legitimacy, and praised the 9/11 attacks. "I believe that Osama bin Laden has succeeded in a great way in attacking you," said Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, the Sudanese man accused of being bin Laden's bodyguard, driver and logistics operator. "The world has a headache from your hypocrisy." He said he didn't plan to attend future court sessions.

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A US trooper keeps watch from a guard tower at the detention compound at Guantanamo Bay.   (AP Photo/Brennan Llinsley)
A prisoner prays inside the compound of Camp Delta detention center at Guantanamo Bay .   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, FILE)
A detainee sits inside a fenced area at Camp 5 maximum security detention prison at Guantanamo Bay .   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)
Guards sit in a tower overlooking the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base,   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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