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Osama bin Laden bodyguard
American officials have reported that the late al Qaeda believe bin Laden had actually personally requested him.
leader Osama bin Laden had numerous bodyguards. They According to Weiser the interrogation summary assert-
reported that the detainees held in the Guantanamo Bay ed Ghailani had served as a bodyguard for approximately
detention camp included at least 30 of Bin Laden’s body- one year, and he was one of approximately fifteen body-
guards.[1] guards. According to Weiser the interrogation summa-
ry asserted that Ghailani was armed with an AK-47, and
Sources of the allegations that during that year he spoke with Bin Laden numer-
ous times. According to Weiser the interrogation summa-
One source of the allegations was Guantanamo captive ry asserted that Ghailani several other individuals who
Mohammed al Qahtani.[1] Al Qahtani was believed to be served with him as bodyguards were among those who
one of the 20 hijackers. The DoD acknowledges he was later became 9-11 hijackers.
subjected to "extended interrogation techniques, includ-
ing two months of sleep-deprivation".Other sources de-
scribed his treatment as torture. After this, he is reported
References
to have denounced 30 other Guantanamo captives as be- [1] ^ "transcribed excerpt". FOX News Sunday. June
ing bodyguards of Osama Bin Laden. 12, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/
0,2933,159236,00.html.
Details of the meaning of [2] Benjami Weiser (2010-04-23). "Court Filing Sheds
Light on Bin Laden Bodyguard". New York Times.
Osama Bin Laden bodyguard http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/nyregion/
24terror.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved
from Ahmed Ghailani’s interro- 2010-04-24. mirror
gation summary Persondata
Name Osama Bin Laden Bodyguard
On April 23, 2010, Benjamin Weiser, writing in The New
York Times reported that a newly released 52 page in- Alternative names
terrogation summary, published during Ahmed Khalfan Short description
Ghailani’s civilian trial, revealed new details about the Date of birth
life of an Osama Bin Laden bodyguard.[2] According to
Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani Place of birth
said he was told Osama Bin Laden had personally request- Date of death
ed he agree to serve as one of his bodyguards; that he Place of death
was asked twice to be a bodyguard; and that he did not
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