Motor Pool Equipment

Osama bin Laden's driver went on trial at Guantanamo on Monday in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted U.S. President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism.

Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni who has admitted driving for the fugitive al Qaeda leader, faces charges before the controversial U.S. war court of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. He could face life in prison if convicted by a jury of U.S. military officers.

Prosecutors contend Hamdan, who is in his late 30s, was close to al Qaeda's inner circle and was on the way to a battle zone with two surface-to-air missiles in his car when he was captured in November 2001, shortly after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Hamdan's lawyers say he is not a member of al Qaeda, and was merely a driver and mechanic in bin Laden's motor pool who needed the $200 monthly salary.

Oh yeah, motor pool's here in the Pacific Northwest ALWAYS carry SAM missiles.  It comes free with every latte' from Starbucks.

Travis

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