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NEW YORK – The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial was acquitted Wednesday of all but one of the hundreds of charges he helped unleash death and destruction on two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998 — an opening salvo in al-Qaida's campaign to kill Americans.
A federal jury convicted Ahmed Ghailani of one count of conspiracy to destroy U.S. property and acquitted him on more than 280 other counts, including one murder count for each of the 224 people killed in the embassy bombings. The anonymous jurors deliberated over seven days.
Prosecutors said Ghailani faces a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison at sentencing on Jan. 25.
I am sure this coward will be hiding in protective custody.
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Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
Testimony was excluded. This was predictable the administration is totally incompetent.
Look at the farce with the Airport security the scanners present a health risk they are feeling up nuns but the are being pressed to not scan or pad down muslims in their tents. What a joke
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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."
What did he think it was going to be used for?????
>>>>>The prosecution’s case was undercut somewhat when US District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled before the trial
that the government could not call a potential witness from Tanzania because they had learned of the
witness during harsh interrogation of Ghailani.
The judge ruled that because the information had been obtained under
coercive questioning it could not be used by the government to advance its criminal case.<<<<<<<<
Does someone want to ask Eric Holder or the President if justice was served here????
Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
I'd still prefer our gov't use the "Mossad Method" when dealing with terrorists. Don't take them prisoner, just get rid of them the same way Mossad does in the dark of night.
No has to know...I surely don't care. Just keep my country safe from these scum-bags.
Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
Hes going to do at least 20 years, my guess is more like 30-40. He was arrested nine years ago, evidence has probably been lost, witness have died or their memories have faded. If he had been tried sooner he would most likely would have been convicted on more charges. That being said this guy isn't going anywhere but underground for most of the rest of his life.
Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
How's he going to do 30-40 if he can do a max 20? This guy will do a max 11 if I'm reading things correctly (which I may not be), since he's likely to have the last 9 years applied to his sentencing.
Edit: Ok, it's 20 years to life in prison. I thought I read it as 20 years maximum sentence. My guess is he gets a shot at parole for sure. The only charge that stuck was destroying gubmit property. Who's going to get life for that? I'd be shocked if he got life without parole. The 9 years in custody will be applied as time served.
This guy, according to what I've read and heard, admitted to buying the explosives used in the bombings. He said he didn't know that they would be used to do this. Sorry, but what did he think they were going to be used for, to blow up tree stumps or something? This guy should fry. How many people died, 200 or so? This isn't an example of a guy who was falsely arrested. This is a guy who admitted to his involvement in the attack. The guy should fry.
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Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
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Originally Posted by Real World
How's he going to do 30-40 if he can do a max 20? This guy will do a max 11 if I'm reading things correctly (which I may not be), since he's likely to have the last 9 years applied to his sentencing.
This guy, according to what I've read and heard, admitted to buying the explosives used in the bombings. He said he didn't know that they would be used to do this. Sorry, but what did he think they were going to be used for, to blow up tree stumps or something? This guy should fry. How many people died, 280 or so? This isn't an example of a guy who was falsely arrested. This is a guy who admitted to his involvement in the attack. The guy should fry.
Because the government can hold him indefinitely if they so feel, which is what would have happened had he been acquitted of all charges.
You can thank Bush and Cheney's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" (i.e. torture) for the result.
Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
Quote:
Originally Posted by Real World
How's he going to do 30-40 if he can do a max 20? This guy will do a max 11 if I'm reading things correctly (which I may not be), since he's likely to have the last 9 years applied to his sentencing.
This guy, according to what I've read and heard, admitted to buying the explosives used in the bombings. He said he didn't know that they would be used to do this. Sorry, but what did he think they were going to be used for, to blow up tree stumps or something? This guy should fry. How many people died, 280 or so? This isn't an example of a guy who was falsely arrested. This is a guy who admitted to his involvement in the attack. The guy should fry.
Re: Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY
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Originally Posted by JackBauer
Because the government can hold him indefinitely if they so feel, which is what would have happened had he been acquitted of all charges.
You can thank Bush and Cheney's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" (i.e. torture) for the result.
We can thank the idiot Holder for putting a trial of an enemy conbatant in a civilian court instead of using the military tribunal in GOTMO, this murderer was supposed to be the easiest case to try in a civilian court epic fail by the administration, other killers will get away if this stupidity continues.
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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."