Gitmo detainee to avoid solitary in plea deal

[kpete]

Source: Associated Press

By MIKE MELIA, Associated Press Writer Mike Melia, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 11 mins ago

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – A former cook and driver for Osama bin Laden will serve out his sentence in a section of Guantanamo reserved for the best-behaved detainees under a plea agreement that also keeps the length of his confinement secret for now, military attorneys said Monday.

Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi, one of Guantanamo's longest-held prisoners, avoided a possible life sentence by striking a plea deal last month that also secured the first war-crimes conviction under President Barack Obama.

The military judge presiding over the case initially said Monday that al-Qosi's sentence would not be revealed until after his release. But a spokesman for the prosecutors, Navy Capt. David Iglesias, said later that the official overseeing the offshore system will announce the sentence once it is formally approved.

The case against al-Qosi is one of two approaching resolution in the Pentagon's system for prosecuting terrorism suspects at this U.S. Navy base in Cuba, which has yielded only four convictions since it was established by the Bush administration

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100810/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_guantanamo_military_trials

[Wilms]

1. According to Wiki, this guy was in armed conflicts not involving the US.

And he was an accountant for one of bin Laden's companies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_al_Qosi

This is why we violated the Constitution and created the Urinary Presidencies, Inc.?

What am I missing? :shrug:


BTW, the FBI is looking for bin Laden...but NOT for 9/11.

See for yourself:
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/laden.htm

[dadzilla]

2. Wow, life for being a buttler

I'd bet five bucks this guy didn't know squat. I guess we have to look tough in the 'War against Terrorism' though.

[Solly Mack]

3. k/r