Posted on 02/26/2015 10:39:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
A man prosecutors portrayed as one of Al Qaeda’s early leaders was convicted Thursday of conspiracy in the deadly bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa following a trial that showcased the terror group’s early days.
An anonymous jury returned a verdict in Khaled al-Fawwaz’s case after 2½ days of deliberating. The month-long trial unfolded in a heavily fortified courthouse where federal guards stood outside with machine guns and spectators had to pass through a special metal detector outside the courtroom.
Al-Fawwaz stood expressionless as the verdict was read, pursing his lips briefly. He could face life in prison.
Prosecutors said al-Fawwaz, a 52-year-old Saudi Arabian, was a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and made sure bin Laden’s death threats against Americans were heard and noticed worldwide in 1998. …
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How will the US ever clean up our foreign policy when consider Saudi Arabia as an ally?
This is what firing squads are for....
More Saudi fingerprints...
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