Gitmo Prisoner Helped Bin Laden Escape

Salim Ahmed Hamdan helped Osama bin Laden escape U.S. retaliation in Afghanistand and now stands trial for it. But of course, he has some Liberal bleeding heart defense attorneys who say he didn't have prior knowledge and didn't realize what he was doing. Oh, to be the judge in this case. I'd love to be the prosecutor and ask Hamdan to describe the drive from Afghanistan into the hinterlands and what picnic basket they packed for the outing.

This guy deserves death. Give it to him.

Whole story with tons of details from AP here.

Gitmo Prisoner Aided Bin Laden, US Says
By BEN FOX Associated Press Writer

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A Guantanamo detainee admitted helping Osama bin Laden evade capture after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. federal agents have testified, countering defense assertions that the man had no role in terrorism.
Salim Ahmed Hamdan told interrogators he chauffeured bin Laden between locations in Afghanistan to avoid U.S. retaliation after the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington, agents from the FBI and Department of Defense told a court Thursday at this isolated military outpost.
At one point, Hamdan recalled overhearing bin Laden say he expected no more than 1,500 people would killed in the 2001 attacks, Special Agent George Crouch said. Nearly 3,000 people died.
"When Osama bin Laden learned it was much larger than that he was very pleased," Crouch recalled Hamdan telling him and two other FBI agents during interrogation sessions at Guantanamo.

Hamden also knew of bin Laden's involvement in the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, Crouch said.
Also Thursday, a U.S. Army officer said Hamdan was not wearing a uniform when he was captured in November 2001 in Afghanistan while driving a car with two surface-to-air missiles inside. The testimony was intended to underscore the U.S. contention that Hamden was not a traditional soldier deserving POW status.
Defense lawyers pointed out that many Afghan fighters under U.S. command did not wear what might be considered typical military garb and that no other weapons were found in Hamden's car - even though he had a permit from the Taliban to carry a sidearm.

Hamdan faces up to life in prison if tried and convicted. He followed the proceedings closely through a translator, smiling when his fellow detainee showed up in court and laughing when Boujaadia had problems with the translation headphones