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  • Obama to Try Terror Suspect in NYC, First Gitmo Detainee Brought to U.S.

    05/20/2009 5:47:58 PM PDT · by Red in Blue PA · 35 replies · 2,674+ views
    Foxnews ^ | 5/20/2009 | Staff
    WASHINGTON -- A top Al Qaeda suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S., and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to disclose the decision, told The Associated Press the administration has decided to bring Ghailani to trial in New York. He was indicted there for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa -- attacks that killed 224 people,...