The Al Qaida Plan (film)

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The Al Qaida Plan is a 90-minute movie produced by self-described counterterrorism expert Evan Kohlmann.[1][2] It was sponsored by the Office of Military Commissions, to serve as evidence during the Guantanamo Military Commissions. According to Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald:

He modeled the video after The Nazi Plan, an instructional movie shown at the late 1940s Nuremberg tribunals for the most senior Nazi leadership.

According to Reuters the Office of Military Commissions paid Kohlmann $20,000 to make the film.[3] It is 90 minutes long.

Initially Captain Keith Allred, the President of Salim Ahmed Hamdan's Military Commission ruled that the film would be prejudicial.[2] But he reversed this decision.

References

  1. Carol Rosenberg. Lawyers give expert testimony at bin Laden's driver's trial, McClatchy News Service, 2008-07-29. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
  2. 2.0 2.1 US-produced Al-Qaida movie played at Gitmo trial, Associated Press, 2008-07-28. Retrieved on 2008-07-28. mirror
  3. Randall Mikkelsen. Guantanamo trial views graphic September 11 video, Reuters, 2008-07-28. Retrieved on 2023-10-11. “'The Al Qaida Plan' was made for $20,000 (10,000 pounds) by terrorism consultant Evan Kohlmann for the Office of Military Commissions, which is conducting the trials of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo. Its 90 minutes of video clips depict the history of Al-Qaeda from its formation in 1988 through the September 11 attacks.”