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Thursday, July 24, 2008
04:19 Mecca time, 01:19 GMT
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Bin Laden driver 'knew of 9/11'
Hamdan is charged with conspiracy and aiding terrorism [AP]
A former driver for Osama bin Laden moved the al-Qaeda leader to a safe
location days before the September 11 attacks because "an operation was on its
way", a former FBI agent has alleged.
The agent made the claim during the military trial of Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni
national, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The agent's remarks follow allegations by the prosecution on Tuesday that
Hamdan knew the target of the fourth hijacked aeroplane in the attacks on the
United States in 2001, which killed almost 3,000 people.
The aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in the state of
Pennsylvania after passengers apparently fought back against the hijackers.
Hamdan allegedly heard bin Laden say that the aircraft was heading for "the
dome", an apparent reference to the US Capitol building, Navy Lieutenant
Commander Timothy Stone said.
Hundreds of detainees are still being held in Guantanamo Bay [EPA]
Hamdan, who has been held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
for more than six years, is charged with conspiracy and aiding terrorism.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and could face life in prison if
convicted.
Hamdan was part of a small circle of loyal employees under bin Laden who
admired the al-Qaeda leader and who enjoyed his absolute confidence, the
agent, Ali Soufan, said.
Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar, who is attending the trial at Guantanamo Bay,
said the agent gave a detailed account in which he also presented several
photos including images purporting to show Hamdan was armed and standing close
to bin Laden as evidence that he was part of bin Laden's inner circle.
However the defence said this did not prove Hamdan was actually guilty of
conspiracy, our corresponsdent reported.
The atmosphere was often very tense in court, with Hamdan at times seeming
stressed and consulting his lawyers and interpreter as Soufan testified, our
correspondent added.
Video protest
Hamdan later protested the showing of a video of his interrogation by US
authorities, walking out of the courtroom.
"Mr Hamdan does not want to watch the video," one of his lawyers told the
military officer presiding over the trial.
The video shows Hamdan with a thick beard two days after his capture in
Afghanistan in November 2001..
In poor quality footage, he is shown kneeling on the floor under armed guard
with his hands cuffed, struggling to answer a barrage of questions about items
allegedly found in the car he was driving, including two surface-to-air
missiles.
'No significant role'
Hamdan's defence lawyer, Harry Schneider, has said that his client was merely
an employee of bin Laden's and had no significant role in the attacks, widely
thought to have been committed by the al-Qaeda network.
Captain Keith Allred, the military officer presiding over the tribunal, had
earlier dealt a blow to the prosecution by ruling they could not use some
evidence because it was obtained in "coercive" conditions when Hamdan was held
in Bagram, Afghanistan, after his capture in 2001.
The judge also left open the possibility of throwing out other evidence from an
interrogation in 2003.
However he rejected demands from defence lawyers to prohibit statements made by
Hamdan during his six years at the Guantanamo camp.
The judge said that as Hamdan was being held as a designated "enemy combatant"
the protections guaranteed by the US constitution against self-incrimination
did not apply.
Allred's decision on evidence obtained by coercive means could present
difficulties in future trials at Guantanamo, including the case of Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged al-Qaeda mastermind behind the September 11
attacks..
Earlier this month five men, including Mohammed, were charged with crimes
relating to the September 11 attacks.
Hamdan's trial continues.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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