Differing Portrayals Of Bin Laden's Driver At Trial

by John McChesney, NPR

This was has been the first of Salim Hamdan's trial at Guantanamo Bay. The prosecution has presented Osama bin Laden's driver as an insider in the al-Qaida leader's inner circle. The defense, however, has portrayed Hamdan as a poorly paid employee.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, July 25, 2008