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Judge in Gitmo Driver Trial Nixes Interrogation Evidence

Afghanistan questioning of Hamdan came after stress, without lawyer: defense

Miami Herald Miami Herald Jul 21, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A military judge at the war-crimes tribunal for Osama bin Laden’s alleged driver today barred evidence from a series of 2002 interrogations in Afghanistan, the Miami Herald reports. Salim Hamdan says he was subjected to sleep deprivation and was not offered a lawyer; his defense team wants all interrogations stricken. On the first day of his trial at Guantanamo Bay, the Yemeni formally entered a not guilty plea. More »

 Gitmo Prisoner
 Charged in
 Cole Bombing 

Torture claims will be central to defense

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 1, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suspected al-Qaeda terrorist held at Guantanamo Bay for six years has been charged with masterminding the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors and injured 50 others. The treatment of Saudi prisoner Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri in custody, which included waterboarding by interrogators, will be a key element of his defense, reports the Washington Post. More »

More about:  al-Qaeda • Pentagon • Guantanamo Bay • CIA • torture • waterboarding • USS Cole • Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri

 8 Years On, USS Cole Case Cold 

Stymied by escapes and releases, investigators have gotten nowhere

Washington Post Washington Post May 4, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight years after the daring terrorist attack on the USS Cole, the men responsible for the bombing have all either escaped prison or been released—or are in Guantanamo Bay, outside the reach of US courts. Though Bill Clinton promised justice, George Bush took office three months later, and 9/11 followed—making the case "the forgotten attack," a counterterrorism official told the Washington Post . More »

More about:  al-Qaeda • Guantanamo Bay • terrorist attack • Yemen • extradition • USS Cole

Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case

Navy signalman told al-Qaeda group about ship movements

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 5, 08 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A jury in Connecticut convicted a former Navy sailor today of passing along classified information about US ships in the Persian Gulf to terrorists, the AP reports. Prosecutors said Phoenix native Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, sent details about naval ship movements to a group affiliated with al-Qaeda in April of 2001. The FBI says no attacks resulted from the leak. More »

More about:  al-Qaeda • terrorism • Navy • Persian Gulf • Strait of Hormuz • USS Cole • Muslim convert

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