Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Convicted of Conspiring to Kill Americans

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law who was also a spokesperson for Al Qaeda and a close adviser to the terrorist mastermind, was convicted in federal court in New York City for providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to kill Americans.

Abu Ghaith, a 48-year-old from Kuwait, now faces life in prison for what prosecutors said on Wednesday was a prominent role in recruiting a new wave of potential terrorists. Prosecutors showed a photo of Abu Ghaith sitting alongside bin Laden and current Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri on Sept. 12, 2001, the day after the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon Read more...