Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo Jury

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PlusBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryThe Associated PressOsama bin Laden's former driver is expected to ask the Pentagon jury that convicted him of a war crime to spare him from life in prison on Thursday, his defense lawyers said. (August 6)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO--GUANTANAMO BAY/COURTROOM SKETCHES]AT THE FIRST U.S. WAR CRIMES TRIAL SINCE WORLD WAR II -- A PANEL OF SIX OFFICERS DELIVERED A SPLIT VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DRIVER -- SALIM HAMDAN (sah-LEEM' hahm-DAHN') -- FINDING HIM GUILTY OF AIDING TERRORISM -- BUT AQUITTING HIM OF TWO MORE SERIOUS CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO ATTACK THE U.S.DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE TRIALS ARE UNFAIR AND VIOLATE THE U.S. CONSITITUTION - BUT WEDNESDAY -- HIS DEFENSE TEAM APPLAUDED THE JURY'S DECISION ON THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. [Notes:SOT --HARRY SCHNEIDER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] I would have to think that given the case that was put on...it had to be an unwelcome development for the prosecution. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES/HAMDAN]HAMDAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL SYSTEM WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- HAMDAN FACED CONSPIRACY CHARGES ALONE.BUT THEY SAY PROSECUTORS TACKED ON THE AIDING TERRORISM CHARGES IN THE MONTHS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION -- WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RE-WROTE THE RULES. [Notes:SOT --CHARLES SWIFT/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] The problem is that the law was specifically written after the fact to target mr. Hamdan...and that's where you lose justice...if there was justice..mr.hamdan would have been completely aquitted. [Notes:VO -- HAMDAN/GUANTANAMO BAY]DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CONVICTED -- HE'LL WILL ASK FOR LENIENCY AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING -- SET FOR THURSDAY. A SPOKESMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE IS APPLAUDING WHAT HE CALLED "A FAIR TRIAL" -- AND SAYS PROSECUTORS WILL NOW PROCEED WITH OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS AT GUANTANAMO BAY. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: August 7, 2008 at 11:13 am
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Video Comments:
nonesence1965 (October 27, 2008 at 10:01 pm)
Bin Laden is a community organizer.
Ammd1986 (September 20, 2008 at 3:02 am)
Mr Osama Bin Laden is Real Sin and He is Real Samrt with Speicel Smart!

He is NOT NOT terror
He is Very Sin!!
He say He not do with 9/11
But The was somebody guy do in happen 9/11 Not Mr Osama Bin Laden!

I Hate Usa and Israel Look Why Usa help not to Palestine? And Usa Pay Money to Israel for one month 20 miljon dollor us and always pay for next month every month! What israel use for Money Maybe Weapon and Ammo and Tank! Jews Kill All in Palestine!

USA AND Israel is Terror! Fuck OFF
adamwba4life (August 20, 2008 at 7:24 pm)
stinky mother fucker
roscoyabasss (August 11, 2008 at 7:47 pm)
smelly bastard
UfatmeSkinny (August 11, 2008 at 8:51 am)
once again you ignore the question, you havent enlightened everyone on how the americans do it better... and you dont know anything about the truth, you believe in what your told; so be a good little boy and flip to the discovery channel and gain some knowledge
UfatmeSkinny (August 10, 2008 at 10:08 am)
so if all muslims are the same than your saying all christians are the same... if you support the american troops does that mean you support the crusade? Once again your stereotypical american intelligence just supports that your a fuck mook. Please enlighten everyone on how they send out a message or better yet "deal" with the taliban?
Catthief6418 (August 10, 2008 at 1:51 pm)
That is correct sir. All christ like people( christians) believe in the same thing its called the Bible. To call yourself a musslim you belive in the Koran. Many a Christians have also died in the name of Christ. Now, if you want to make it personal by calling me a fuck mook, then that shows me your intelligence. The first thing you do is get all angry and defenceive because you dont know how to deal with the truth. Eniightend?
Lobos222 (August 10, 2008 at 8:06 am)
"...law abiding ones are worried about Americans..."
Ironic that by stating the opposite of what you probably meant, forgetting the word -not-, you where probably closer to the truth.

You wont get a trail stating 30+ years for having a 40mm, RGP, 12,7 or similar in your trunk. Like the last part of my last point, which you conveniently skipped, the weapons where more or less irrelevant to why he was at G. This trail was a joke if we are talking about justice, which you clearly are not.
jramsboy89 (August 11, 2008 at 2:08 am)
he is in jail because he was the personal driver of bin laden and knowingly worked for a terrorist that has killed so many innocent people. aparently you want him to go free so he can find some other nice job working for the taliban or al queda. i guess you dont believe in being an accomplice to murder or 3000 plus murders. nice to know you dont mind have murdering terrorists released to help kill more people.
Lobos222 (August 11, 2008 at 4:36 pm)
Your such a propagandists.
If you actually follow the trail you would see he was freed of the charge of "accomplice to terrorism". Ergo, even the court dont think what you, on and on, try to state.

And who in Afghanistan has not worked for the Taliban? Are gonna jail everyone that worked in Iraq when Saddam ruled?Context,again.

Repeating a lie over and over again dose not make it true, even if you think so. I think its clear to everyone reading this that you dont give a shit about justice.