GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A video maker for Osama bin Laden who vowed that al-Qaida will never stop fighting America was sentenced to life in prison Monday for encouraging terrorist attacks. A jury of nine military officers deliberated for just under an hour before condemning Ali Hamza al-Bahlul at Guantanamo’s second war-crimes trial. Al-Bahlul was convicted of 35 counts of conspiracy, solicitation to commit murder and providing material support for terrorism.The military has not said where he will serve his sentence.
Gitmo jury: Life sentence for Osama bin Laden video maker
By By The Associated Press
November 3, 2008