U.S. Army Judge Hears Arguments about “Inhumane Treatment” of al-Qaeda Terrorist Accused in 2000 Attack on U.S.S. Cole
It’s been more than two decades since Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri allegedly plotted the attack on the USS Cole that killed seventeen sailors and wounded 37 more.
Now, Presiding Judge, Army Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr., says it’s time to decide whether al-Nashiri’s confession can be used against him.
Defense attorneys say it was illegally obtained by the CIA.
The terrorists used an inflatable speedboat to carry a bomb to its target.
The resulting explosion left a gaping 40-foot-wide hole on the port side of the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer.
