Bin Laden’s son-in-law convicted of conspiring to kill Americans

March 26, 2014   NEW YORK — In a quick decision, a jury convicted Osama bin Laden‘s son-in-law of conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the angry voice of Al Qaeda after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Sulaiman abu Ghaith, 48, faces life in prison when he is sentenced Sept. 8. The case has given…

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Ex-al-Qaida spokesman recalls 9/11 with bin Laden

March 19, 2014   NEW YORK — Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law offered a rare glimpse of the al-Qaida leader in the hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, recounting during surprise testimony Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom how the two met that night in a cave in Afghanistan. “Did you learn about what happened … the…

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NY judge rules against ex-bin Laden spokesman

November 26, 2013   Statements Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law made to U.S. authorities when he was brought to the United States earlier this year can be used against him at a terrorism trial next year, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected claims by Sulaiman Abu Ghaith that he was…

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Al-Jazeera America faces steep climb among U.S. viewers

RNS) Al-Jazeera and America, two name brands often at odds since 9/11, were wed as one on Tuesday (Aug. 20) when the Qatar-based media network began broadcasting its U.S. news channel Al-Jazeera America from New York.   This is not the first time Al-Jazeera has tried to find a home on American TV. Al-Jazeera English debuted with…

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Bin Laden Relative With Qaeda Past to Have New York Trial

WASHINGTON — Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the charismatic al-Qaida spokesman, fundraiser and son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, is likely to have a vast trove of knowledge about the terror network’s central command but not much useful information about current threats or plots, intelligence officials and other experts say. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiring…

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