Osama bin Laden bodyguard
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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.
Al Qahtani was believed to be one of the 20 hijacker
s. 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.
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.
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.
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officials have reported that the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
had numerous bodyguards. They reported that the detainees held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp included at least 30 of Bin Laden's bodyguards.
Sources of the allegations
One source of the allegations was Guantanamo captive Mohammed al Qahtani.Al Qahtani was believed to be one of the 20 hijacker
20th hijacker
20th hijacker is a numeric metaphor concerning a possible additional terrorist in the September 11, 2001, attacks who was not able to participate....
s. The DoD acknowledges he was subjected to "extended interrogation techniques, including two months of sleep-deprivation".Other sources described his treatment as torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
. 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 TimesThe New York Times
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reported that a newly released 52 page interrogation summary, published during Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is a conspirator of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization convicted for his role in the bombing of embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. He was indicted in the United States as a participant in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. He was on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list from its...
's civilian trial, revealed new details about the life of an Osama Bin Laden bodyguard.
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
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
, 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.