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Article: NAVY TO SUPPORT USS COLE FAMILIES DURING AL-NASHIRI MILITARY COMMISSION

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June 30, 2008
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The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:

The Navy and the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions will support the families of victims of the USS Cole (DDG 67) bombing during the military commission process.

Charges were sworn against 'Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, on June 30, alleging that he participated in the planning and preparation for the attack on USS Cole in the Port of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000. The charges allege that two men dressed as civilians piloted what appeared to be a small, garbage barge next to the ship.

The two men made friendly gestures to several crew members aboard the ship before detonating explosives concealed within the boat, according to the ...

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