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Pentagon Rejects Plea, Paving Way for Guantánamo Death Penalty Trial

2/6/2026

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A Pentagon official rejected a plea for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a detainee accused of orchestrating the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing in Yemen that killed 17 sailors.
The rejection clears the way for first death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, set for June 1.
Nashiri has been in custody since 2002, with pretrial proceedings on national security evidence and CIA-prison torture.
Family members supported the plea to avoid lengthy appeals.

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A Pentagon official rejected a plea for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a detainee accused of orchestrating the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing in Yemen that killed 17 sailors.
The rejection clears the way for first death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, set for June 1.
Nashiri has been in custody since 2002, with pretrial proceedings on national security evidence and CIA-prison torture.
Family members supported the plea to avoid lengthy appeals.