Bin Laden Aide Charged at Guantanamo Hearing ; Military Tribunals Are First Conducted by U.S Since Wwii

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was formally charged Tuesday at the first U.S. military tribunal to convene since World War II, and the defendant's lawyer quickly challenged the panel over its impartially and questioned the proceeding's fairness.

Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a 34-year-old Yemeni, declined to enter a plea until motions filed by his military-appointed lawyer attacking the legality of the proceeding are decided, probably in November.

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Bin Laden Aide Charged at Guantanamo Hearing ; Military Tribunals Are First Conducted by U.S Since Wwii

Hamdan, who was not shackled and wore a flowing white robe, smiled occasionally as he listened to an Arabic interpreter through headp...

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