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Gitmo Prisoner Sentenced to 14 Years

HeadlineAug 12, 2010

A military tribunal has sentenced a Guantánamo Bay prisoner who once served as Osama bin Laden’s cook to fourteen years in prison. Ibrahim al-Qosi is expected to receive a much shorter term, however, under a plea deal reached last month. Qosi’s conviction has forced the Pentagon to admit it has no written policies on where to hold prisoners convicted in military commissions after they’re sentenced.

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