Guilty Plea in Gitmo

For some time the Obama admin had drifted away from its dramatic if ill informed plan to shut down Gitmo. At first they hinted and then simply conceded they had no idea what they were doing to do. In the process they pitched Greg Craig over the side and then finally decided to bring back the tribunals. Yesterday, in Gitmo, a guilty plea was given and now we await sentencing.

(CNN) -- A former driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Wednesday before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to supporting al Qaeda and conspiring to commit terrorism, the Department of Defense announced.Sentencing for Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, 50, will take place in August, the department said in a news release.

Under questioning from the military judge, Air Force Lt. Col. Nancy Paul, al Qosi "admitted that he engaged in hostilities against the United States in violation of the laws of war," the department said.It said al Qosi testified under oath that he followed bin Laden to Afghanistan in 1996 and spent six years providing "logistical support" to the al Qaeda leader.

"He admitted that he knew that al Qaeda was and is recognized around the world as an international terrorist organization," the department said.

Of course there other aspects Obama has speeded up down there.

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