Osama bin Laden bodyguard

Osama bin Laden bodyguard

American officials have reported that the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had numerous bodyguards. They reported that the detainees held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp included at least 30 of Bin Laden's bodyguards.[1]

Sources of the allegations

One source of the allegations was Guantanamo captive Mohammed al Qahtani.[1] Al Qahtani was believed to be one of the 20 hijackers. The DoD acknowledges he was subjected to "extended interrogation techniques, including two months of sleep-deprivation".Other sources described his treatment as torture. After this, he is reported to have denounced 30 other Guantanamo captives as being bodyguards of Osama Bin Laden.

Details of the meaning of Osama Bin Laden bodyguard from Ahmed Ghailani's interrogation summary

On April 23, 2010, Benjamin Weiser, writing in The New York Times reported that a newly released 52 page interrogation summary, published during Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani's civilian trial, revealed new details about the life of an Osama Bin Laden bodyguard.[2] According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani said he was told Osama Bin Laden had personally requested he agree to serve as one of his bodyguards; that he was asked twice to be a bodyguard; and that he did not believe bin Laden had actually personally requested him. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted Ghailani had served as a bodyguard for approximately one year, and he was one of approximately fifteen bodyguards. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani was armed with an AK-47, and that during that year he spoke with Bin Laden numerous times. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani several other individuals who served with him as bodyguards were among those who later became 9-11 hijackers.

References

  1. ^ a b "transcribed excerpt". FOX News Sunday. June 12, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159236,00.html. 
  2. ^ Benjami Weiser (2010-04-23). "Court Filing Sheds Light on Bin Laden Bodyguard". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/nyregion/24terror.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2010-04-24.  mirror

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