Cole Attack Trial Will Test Tribunal System

The USS Cole

From The New York Times:

WASHINGTON — In April 2001, seven months after the Navy destroyer Cole was bombed in Yemen, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was staying at a Qaeda guesthouse in Afghanistan when he is alleged to have laid out how he had planned the whole thing.

One of those houseguests was later captured, and he told F.B.I. agents the story of those boasts and implied that he could be a star witness if Mr. Nashiri were tried for the murder of the 17 American sailors killed in the attack.

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My Comment: An interesting examination and analysis on why some Guantanamo detainees must be put in front of a military tribunal. I was surprise to find this article informative and an interesting read.