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Bin Laden's son-in-law unexpectedly testifies

2014-03-19 365 Dailymotion

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, unexpectedly testified on terrorism-related charges in a New York federal court.<br/> <br />He said he played no role in al Qaeda plots against the United States.<br/> <br />The man prosecutors accuse of being an al Qaeda spokesman is also accused of knowing about planned attacks against Americans.<br/> <br />In his testimony, Abu Ghaith said he met with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, just hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.<br/> <br />According to Abu Ghaith, bin Laden had asked him if he had heard about the attacks. He said he had first learned of the attacks from news reports.<br/> <br />He also acknowledged making several videos at bin Laden's request, including one that warned a "storm of airplanes" was coming.<br/> <br />He claimed some videos were an attempt to counter propaganda against Muslims from the United States.<br/> <br />When asked whether he had ever discussed terrorist attacks with bin Laden, Abu Ghaith said h

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