Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali
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Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali is one of the four former al-Qaeda members sentenced in 2001 to life without parole for their parts in the 1998 United States embassy bombings[1][2]. The others are Mohammed Saddiq Odeh, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, and Wadih el Hage. At the time of this writing, all four are in the supermax prison known as ADX Florence. A number of other suspects are still wanted or awaiting trial for this bombing.
Al-Owhali is a Saudi who attended al-Qaeda's Khalden training camp in 1996[3][4]. He confessed to his part in the embassy bombings. It was he who delivered the bombs[5].
In a successful bid to escape the death penalty, al-Owhali's lawyers played video clips from two cabinet members, attesting to the negative impact of sanctions which encouraged him to join Al-Qaeda[6].
[edit] References
- ^ Copy of indictment USA v. Usama bin Laden et. al., Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- ^ Four embassy bombers get life, CNN.com, By Phil Hirschkorn, October 21, 2001
- ^ Hijacking suspect 'was bin Laden bodyguard', The Guardian, September 30, 2001
- ^ The Khaldan Alumni, Toronto Star, December 9, 2005
- ^ Public enemy No 1 and his lethal machine, The Guardian, September 16, 2001
- ^ CNN story about the defense's videotape
