A Yemeni held at Guantanamo Bay accused of being Osama bin Laden’s driver has become the fourth suspect at the base to face charges. Salim Ahmed Hamdan is charged with conspiracy to attack civilians, to murder and to commit terrorism - charges that would send him to a military tribunal, the Pentagon said. His military lawyer, Navy Lieutenant Commander Charlie Swift, said Hamdan acknowledged being a driver for bin Laden’s organisation in pre-Sept 11 Afghanistan. But he denied taking part in terrorist activities. A charge sheet issued by the Pentagon says Hamdan, also known as Saqr al Jaddawi, was a bodyguard and personal driver for bin Laden between February 1996 and November 24, 2001, when he was captured. The document alleges that he transported weapons to al Qaeda operatives, trained at an al Qaeda camp and drove in convoys that carried bin Laden.
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