An undated file photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney's office shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. Ghailani arrived in New York early Tuesday June 9, 2009, and is the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the United States. (AP Photo/File)Justice Dept.: 1st Gitmo Detainee Arrives In US -- Yahoo News/AP
WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities have brought the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to the United States, flying him into New York to face trial for bombing U.S. embassies, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
The department said Ahmed Ghailani arrived in the early morning hours Tuesday. U.S. Marshals took custody of Ghailani from his military jailers and brought him to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Ghailani is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court later Tuesday.
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GITMO Detainee Arrives in NYC for Trial -- Threats Watch
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My Comment: The U.S. Government is taking the one detainee that they feel confident of convicting. But it is the other detainees that will present a problem for trial and conviction. Either way, this trial is going to take years and millions of dollars to process.