USS Cole Bombing Suspect's Trial Begins

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She accused mastermind of the bombing that killed seventeen.

Americans has turned the tables on the Fed it -- at Guantanamo Bay.

The suspect's lawyer today grilling the US military judge at the arraignment.

The defendant faces the death penalty for the attack on the USS Cole.

As I mentioned it killed seventeen US sailors.

That -- the year 2000 off the coast of Yemen today some of the victims' families were in the courtroom at gitmo getting their first look at the accused killer.

Our chief intelligence correspondent Catherine -- was also there and she's live at gitmo tonight Catherine.

-- only reinforced glass separated us from the Saudi suspect Alvin on the Syrian today he looked like different.

The pictures we've seen over the last decade.

First of all he gain -- about twenty pounds he seemed pretty relaxed often smiling at one point sharing a joke with the judge about his -- English skills.

A mysterious one of three high value detainees to be water boarded by the CIA including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self described architect of 9/11.

They seem clear today that this CIA's interrogation program will be on trial in the on the -- case.

-- one of his -- defense attorneys around this jury asked the judge for his position on the death penalty.

How he would define torture and if he found evidence of torture would -- report Bush Administration officials to an international court for prosecution.

One of the very powerful arguments that we intend to make -- every stage of the proceedings.

Is that.

By torturing mr.

I'm not sure -- The United States has really lost all moral authority to trying -- I am confident the military commission.

That was convened here today to try to charges against these are all three referred to it.

We'll answer the call with the fairness and -- justice.

The USS cool prosecution is really seeing is a test run for the 9/11 case because both of them involve the CIA detention programs.

Catherine Herridge live at Guantanamo Bay.

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