OBL's Driver Can Ask Other Gitmo Prisoners For Help

WTF, why are they letting Yemeni detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan to contact other Gitmo prisoners for help in his trial? Hamdan was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 carrying two surface to air missiles. Hamdam along with his defense attorneys are refusing to participate in the military trials. Fox News

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Usama bin Laden's former driver can ask senior Al Qaeda suspects imprisoned at Guantanamo for help in his war-crimes tribunal, a military judge said Wednesday, overruling concerns that communication between the detainees could threaten national security.

Yemeni detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan is boycotting his trial, saying the military process is fundamentally unfair. The judge, Navy Capt. Keith Allred, said he hopes Hamdan will reconsider if he's given some opportunity to gather material for his own defense.

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Hamdan refused Wednesday to leave his prison cell, and his defense attorneys also refused to participate in the pretrial hearing, a spectacle that puzzled the prosecutors.

"I'm a little confused, are they still representing Mr. Hamdan?," Army prosecutor Lt. Col. William Britt said.

Hamdan, 37, was captured at a roadblock in southern Afghanistan in November 2001, allegedly with two surface-to-air missiles in the car. He faces up to life in prison if the tribunal convicts him of conspiracy and supporting terrorism.

He has declared he will no longer participate in the proceedings despite entreaties from the judge to reconsider. Three other alleged Al Qaeda operatives also indicated they will boycott their Guantanamo trials.