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| Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to be tried in New York | Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to be tried in New York |
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| A man described as a spokesman for Osama bin Laden has been arrested and will be tried in New York City, the US has confirmed. | A man described as a spokesman for Osama bin Laden has been arrested and will be tried in New York City, the US has confirmed. |
| Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was captured within the last week in Jordan, Congressman Peter King said on Thursday. | Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was captured within the last week in Jordan, Congressman Peter King said on Thursday. |
| Mr Abu Ghaith is Bin Laden's son-in-law and played a role in plotting the attacks of 9/11, US officials said. | Mr Abu Ghaith is Bin Laden's son-in-law and played a role in plotting the attacks of 9/11, US officials said. |
| Bin Laden was killed in a May 2011 raid on his hideout in Pakistan by a team of US commandos. | Bin Laden was killed in a May 2011 raid on his hideout in Pakistan by a team of US commandos. |
| Mr Abu Ghaith is scheduled to appear in a federal court on Friday on charges of conspiracy to kill United States nationals. | Mr Abu Ghaith is scheduled to appear in a federal court on Friday on charges of conspiracy to kill United States nationals. |
| "Sulaiman Abu Ghaith held a key position in al-Qaeda, comparable to the consigliere in a mob family or propaganda minister in a totalitarian regime," said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos in a statement. | "Sulaiman Abu Ghaith held a key position in al-Qaeda, comparable to the consigliere in a mob family or propaganda minister in a totalitarian regime," said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos in a statement. |
| "He used his position to threaten the United States and incite its enemies." | "He used his position to threaten the United States and incite its enemies." |
| 'One by one' | 'One by one' |
| Justice department officials say Mr Abu Ghaith served alongside bin Laden from May 2001 to 2002, speaking on behalf of al-Qaeda and warning that attacks similar to 9/11 would continue. | |
| Specifically, on the morning of 12 September 2001, Abu Ghaith appeared with Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri to warn the US that a "great army is gathering against you" and called upon "the nation of Islam" to do battle against "the Jews, the Christians and the Americans," according to court records. | Specifically, on the morning of 12 September 2001, Abu Ghaith appeared with Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri to warn the US that a "great army is gathering against you" and called upon "the nation of Islam" to do battle against "the Jews, the Christians and the Americans," according to court records. |
| A Jordanian security official told the Associated Press that Mr Abu Ghaith was handed over last week to US officials under both countries' extradition treaties. | |
| Mr King called the arrest a "very significant victory" in the fight against al-Qaida. | Mr King called the arrest a "very significant victory" in the fight against al-Qaida. |
| "One by one, we are getting the top echelons of al-Qaida," the Republican congressman said. "I give the administration credit for this: it's steady and it's unrelenting and it's very successful." | "One by one, we are getting the top echelons of al-Qaida," the Republican congressman said. "I give the administration credit for this: it's steady and it's unrelenting and it's very successful." |
| Mr Abu Ghaith's trial will mark one of the first prosecutions of senior al-Qaida leaders on US soil. | Mr Abu Ghaith's trial will mark one of the first prosecutions of senior al-Qaida leaders on US soil. |