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PlusBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryThe Associated PressOsama bin Laden's former driver is expected to ask the Pentagon jury that convicted him of a war crime to spare him from life in prison on Thursday, his defense lawyers said. (August 6)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO--GUANTANAMO BAY/COURTROOM SKETCHES]AT THE FIRST U.S. WAR CRIMES TRIAL SINCE WORLD WAR II -- A PANEL OF SIX OFFICERS DELIVERED A SPLIT VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DRIVER -- SALIM HAMDAN (sah-LEEM' hahm-DAHN') -- FINDING HIM GUILTY OF AIDING TERRORISM -- BUT AQUITTING HIM OF TWO MORE SERIOUS CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO ATTACK THE U.S.DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE TRIALS ARE UNFAIR AND VIOLATE THE U.S. CONSITITUTION - BUT WEDNESDAY -- HIS DEFENSE TEAM APPLAUDED THE JURY'S DECISION ON THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. [Notes:SOT --HARRY SCHNEIDER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] I would have to think that given the case that was put on...it had to be an unwelcome development for the prosecution. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES/HAMDAN]HAMDAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL SYSTEM WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- HAMDAN FACED CONSPIRACY CHARGES ALONE.BUT THEY SAY PROSECUTORS TACKED ON THE AIDING TERRORISM CHARGES IN THE MONTHS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION -- WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RE-WROTE THE RULES. [Notes:SOT --CHARLES SWIFT/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] The problem is that the law was specifically written after the fact to target mr. Hamdan...and that's where you lose justice...if there was justice..mr.hamdan would have been completely aquitted. [Notes:VO -- HAMDAN/GUANTANAMO BAY]DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CONVICTED -- HE'LL WILL ASK FOR LENIENCY AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING -- SET FOR THURSDAY. A SPOKESMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE IS APPLAUDING WHAT HE CALLED "A FAIR TRIAL" -- AND SAYS PROSECUTORS WILL NOW PROCEED WITH OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS AT GUANTANAMO BAY. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: August 7th, 2008 @ 8:13 am
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