A Guantánamo Bay prisoner who once served as Osama bin Laden’s cook and bodyguard has had his sentenced cut to two years in prison, from an initial 14. Ibrahim al-Qosi was sentenced in August but had his term reduced under an unspecified plea deal.

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A Guantánamo Bay prisoner who once served as Osama bin Laden’s cook and bodyguard has had his sentenced cut to two years in prison, from an initial 14. Ibrahim al-Qosi was sentenced in August but had his term reduced under an unspecified plea deal.