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First Military Tribunals Coming Right Up for Gitmo Detainees
Two alleged Al Qaeda operatives accused of working closely with Usama bin Laden have been charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi, of Sudan, was a paymaster for Al Qaeda, and Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al-Bahlul, of Yemen, was a propagandist for bin Laden, military indictments unsealed at the Pentagon charge. The two men are among more than 600 foreign detainees held at the U.S. Navyâs Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. According to the indictments, both trained in terrorist camps and served as bodyguards for bin Laden. Their U.S. military tribunals, the first to be convened since World War II, are expected to take place at Guantanamo Bay, though the indictments do not indicate when. The brief documents also provide no documentation for the governmentâs accusations... Neither al Qosi or al Bahlul will be subject to the death penalty, but can expect long sentences if convicted, Pentagon sources said. Ah well... [The indictment] alleges that bin Laden personally assigned al Bahlul to work First one. Hopefully I didnât get aced as I navigated the controls. :) Posted by: eLarson 2004-02-24 |
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