Terrorist Gets Life For His Role In The U.S. Embassy Bombings In East Africa

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghailani is Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raskin, the prosecutor for the case. Credit: Reuters/Christine Cornell

Terrorist Gets Life Sentence For Role In U.S. Embassy Bombings In East Africa -- L.A. Times

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is given the maximum sentence by a federal court judge in New York. Ghailani is the first person who had been housed at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay to be successfully prosecuted and sentenced in a U.S. civilian court.

NEW YORK — Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa — making him the first terrorist to be plucked from the prison camp at the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and successfully prosecuted in a civilian court.

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More News on the Sentencing Of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani

Gitmo detainee gets life sentence in embassy plot -- Yahoo News/AP
Ghailani Is Sentenced to Life in Prison -- Wall Street Journal
Gitmo detainee gets life in prison in civilian court sentencing -- USA Today
Guantanamo detainee sentenced to life for Africa bombings -- CNN
Ahmed Ghailani jailed for life over bomb conspiracy -- BBC
Judge sentences ex-Guantanamo detainee to life -- Reuters
U.S. Embassy Bomber Gets Life Sentence Without Parole -- New York Times

My Comment: Good riddance.