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By Alan Gomez GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- When Salim Hamdan discovered that his employer was responsible for the attack on the USS Cole, which killed 17 U.S. servicemembers in 2000, the Yemeni said he felt no joy. Rather, Hamdan said, he felt betrayed. "It kills you. It's a shock.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba _ In a day that started in secrecy and ended in secrecy, the Pentagon prosecution got what it wanted: A federal agent testified Thursday that Osama bin Laden's driver confessed here in 2003 that he had sworn a pledge of allegiance to his boss.

By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald Jul.

By Deborah Charles ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - An FBI doctor noticed marks on the back of a U.S. citizen who claims he was whipped while in Saudi custody, but the physician said on Monday he did not mention the observation in his medical report.