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First Gitmo Detainee Coming to US for Trial

He's linked to 1998 embassy bombings

By the Associated Press

Posted May 20, 2009 7:30 PM CDT

(AP) – A top al-Qaeda suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the US, and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court. Ghailani... Read full story »

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