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small businesses to major corporations. >> and now "bbc world news." >> guilty on one count, clear on 284 others. the verdict on the first guantanamo in may to be tried in a u.s. civilian court. barack obama promised to close the controversial prison. the trial of ahmed ghailani promises to make that harder. >> at the start of this trial, we believed that ahmed ghailani was truly innocent of all these charges. >> welcome to gmt, with a world of news and opinion.

also in the program, is ireland ready to accept the financial bailout? the country's central bank chief thinks it will happen. fifa world football governing body band's two from its executive committee. have allegations really been laid to rest? it is midday in london and early evening in delhi. in new york city, ahmed ghailani, has been convicted on just one charge of conspiracy. he was acquitted on multiple charges of murder in connection with terrorist attacks on the u.s. embassy in africa 12 years ago. it promises to have a huge political and pack. republicans say it will stiffen their opposition to president obama's plan to close the guantanamo bay prison and try the detainees in civilian courts.

>> ahmed ghailani was said by prosecutors to have been instrumental in the al-qaeda embassy bombing that killed 22 4 people in nairobi. he claims gas cylinders exploded. ahmed ghailani faced 281 charges, including murder and attempted murder. the jury returned just one guilty verdicts, conspiring to damage government buildings and property. >> at the start of this trial, we believed ahmed ghailani was truly innocent of all these charges. >please understand that we still truly believe he is innocent of all the charges. >> several pieces of testimony against him were thrown them by the court because they were obtained by the cia and so clocalled black presence.

ahmed ghailani is subject to interrogationterror agains techniques. his conviction means 20 years in prison. >> the continued existence of the guantanamo bay facility is an embarrassment for president obama. >> now for more on this, i'm joined by the senior correspondent for abc news. normally in washington, i'm delighted to say he is with us in the gmt studio. first, do you think this was a surprise to the administration? >> that is the trouble with having a civilian trial. they can be messy things.

from the republican side, it's detainee's maybe release. on the democratic side, they will say that the result in the end is not so bad. acquitted on the majority of the charges, but found guilty of conspiracy to damaging property and going to prison for 20 years. >> it seems that he clearly faces a long time in prison. we've already had republican voices. the congressman from new york says it is not inconceivable to imagine that obama will get its way and guantanamo bay will be closed. >> that may be because of the political results of the recent elections. republicans now leading all the key committees. there flush with confidence. he may very well be right. the problem is we do not have a consistent policy for dealing with terror suspects in the

u.s. with the guantanamo bay detainee's, they have not figured out how they're going to proceed. the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, there was a plan to try him in new york. the administration has since backed away from that. they are clearly in a corner here. >> he has two years left. is this an issue he may have to drop? i know they were preparing a prison site in illinois at one time. will he now have to drop that plan? >> the administration will say that all the dangers predicted by having a civilian trial did not come true in this trial. there was no grandstand. there was no intelligence revealed. there was no great security cost. they will still fight it. whether they win, it will be a tough one. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you can find out more on what may be happening to the

remaining guantanamo bay detainee's by going to our web site. there's a lot of useful background, including the legal complications in closing the camp, and the difficulties in ensuring fair trials. other stories making headlines around the world. german authorities say a libyan police located a suspicious package. it departed without incident. police say is too early to say if the object found is terrorist related. steve evans is in berlin. what kind of details are the german authorities giving us on the nature of this device that was found? >> simply saying that an x-ray revealed that the device had a

timer. it had batteries and a fuse. it was in a luggage destined for this flight to munich. they're stopping short of saying that they have discovered a bomb. experts from berlin are examining it further. but it all comes in front of the background where yesterday, the interior minister warned that he had concrete information that an attack was being planned on germany with the specific timing of this month. that warning reist alert -- ra ised alertness. heavily armed police are here in berlin. whether people are more jittery -- or, if there is a real device -- we do not know. we do know that the federal

police are taking this very seriously. >> thank you very much, stephen evans in berlin. we'll continue to follow that story here on "bbc world news." china has rejected claims that it hijacked a huge chunk of internet traffic in april of last year. the u.s. congressional report says the incident lasted for 18 minutes and included american military data. around 15% of the internet addresses were allegedly defective. the government in madagascar says it is still in control of the island and it is negotiating with a small group of soldiers who claimed to have seized power on wednesday. the rebels are near the airport. a swedish prosecutor is seeking a court boehner to detain the founder of wikileaks. julian assange is wanted for questioning in connection with a rape case. he denies any wrongdoing.

>> after days of speculation and jitters in european financial markets, ireland seems one step closer to accepting a financial bailout from the eu and the imf. the governor of the irish central bank says he expects a rescue package will now pass. the irish government is currently talking to the eu and imf officials in dublin. i'm joined from washington now by mark. i'm intrigued to know what the irish crisis looks like from across the atlantic. does it look as though the eurozone itself is under threat? >> definitely, and it is different from here in the sense that our federal government at least has had a stimulus that is trying to revive the economy and a time that it is weak. countries like ireland, which is

in the third year of recession, and they're moving in the opposite direction. the government is trying to tighten the budget, which is making the economy worse. we have similar situations in portugal, greece, and spain. i think that is the underlying problem. these economies are not really going to recover when the government is pursuing what we call pro cyclical policy -- weakening the economy at a time that is already weak or in recession. >> it is interesting that you call that a problem. it's not just those countries that are greatly in crisis. germany, the united kingdom, as well, take a very different approach to getting out of the economic mess then does the obama administration. maybe there's something the obama administration wants to take on board year about the need to cut deficits quickly. >> i think it is just wrong. i think, if anything -- we know

the obama administration's stimulus was too small. it was only 1/8 of the size. it did preserve some jobs. somewhere between 1 million and 3 million. in these european countries, you are actually making the economy worse at a time when it is already weak -- you are really relying on exports to get you out of it. that is what you are doing. you do not know where the bottom is. you are hoping that external demand will pull you out. the problem for ireland -- most of their exports go to the united states, europe, or the u.k. all of which are not looking like they're going to grow very

rapidly. that makes it very difficult for them. >> thank you very much for joining us on gmt. >> thank you. >> the governing body of world football, fifa, has suspended two is a gift committee members, amos adamu and reynald temarii, in connection with corruption allegations. adamu will not be allowed to take part in a plot activity for three years and has been fined $10,000. temarii faces a $5,000 fine. there was no firm evidence of collusion found in the process between bidding countries for the next two world cups. the suspensions were announced by the chairman of the fifa committee, who explained why he would not tolerate corruption. >> in fifa, there's a lot of

money and there are many responsibilities. many people are interested in football. we are talking about 1 billion individuals interested in football. these people have the right to believe that when we make decisions, they're taking with a clear conscience. that is a principal that the last time i saw you i stated. for as long as i'm in the ethics committee, that will be my attitude. we will have a zero tolerance policy for all violations. we're in favor of healthy football. we are in favor of something positive. we do not want cheaters. we do not want any type of abuses to be excepted. >> we do not want cheaters. zero tolerance. let's get more on the story from our sports correspondent.

does this represent fifa really cleaning up? >> you could say maybe it has been a problem and it has been gotten rid of. the other concern would be that this is the tip of the iceberg. this has been found out by one newspaper investigation. what else is going on now? what else has gone on in the past? >> do you think this was the least they could do? the investigation appeared to uncover very dodgy business. do you think they have really gotten to the bottom of this? >> i think it's very hard to say that with any conviction at all. there is an investigation in the next couple of weeks. a lot of people are waiting to see what the bbc has come up with. i think many people have been concerned about what has been happening in the past. i think people will pressure fifa in the future -- the

electorate has been reduced to 22. that means that each boat is very powerful. -- one vote is very powerful. if you can buy one vote, that can make a big difference. >> still to come on gmt -- resistance in the english channel. new documents reveal how civilians fought back against the nazi occupation. >> in afghanistan, nato led forces should start in the first half of next year. so say officials ahead of an important nato summit this weekend. the switch is expected to switchave been by 2014. the nato meeting in portugal will also discuss missile defense, cooperation with russia, and the way that the nato is run. our political correspondent,

carol walker, now reports. >> british forces on patrol in afghanistan. they increasingly work alongside afghan police and soldiers. the big push at this nato summit will be to agree on from work to handle responsibility for security for the next four years, thus allowing british combat troops to come home. the ministers are also backing plans

government motors. it may be able to get rid of that. just up for a one-yeover one yet filed for bankruptcy, general motors is reborn today as a public company. it will begin trading on the new york stock exchange. it is also a symbolic fresh america'sone of biggest corporate failures. >> this is where general motors shares will begin trading, here at the new york stock exchange. the company had come to be known as government motors. a chance for it to change the way people think about it. >> no one knew how the customers

would react to gm's bankruptcy. >> this product has been around the world. >> he sold chevrolets, one of the remaining gm brands. he believes the stock sale will be good for business. >> i think it is evidence today that we will be in a better position to take the u.s. government out of our business and thank them very much and let us go on into our business. >> once the world's biggest companies, gm became one of the worst corporate failures last summer. after it received a massive bailout from the u.s. treasury, it has emerged as a private company. the government is the largest shareholder. >> gm was one of the worst aw.aged companies we ever see >> steven rattner. >> this is a bit of a

distraction. the company strongly believes that becoming a public company again -- it will help them sell cars. the treasury very much wants to get the money back. it wants to be able to say to the american public that it will get the money back. >> gm still has a long road ahead. the detroit car maker wants to make cars people can buy, and it can do it profitably. if the stock sale goes smoothly, it will be a move in the right direction. >> and of course, it will start trading in a couple of hours. do not miss world news america. they will have all the analysis of how it went and interviews with the gm boss. half of the rolls-royce engines used on the jumbos around the world will need to be replaced, according to qantas.

>> this is another setback for qantas and the other operators of the operatorsa-380 super jumbo. when one flew, it was forced to make an emergency landing in singapore after one of its giant engines disintegrated mid flight. passengers reported hearing a very loud noise, and then they saw smoke billowing from the side of the aircraft. the aircraft managed to make a very safe emergency landing at the airport. all passengers and crew on board were saved. the incident did spark this safety review. according to the qantas chief, we understand that up to 40 rolls-royce engines will be refitted to the global fleet of the a-380 airbus.

what that means, effectively, half of those engines in operation will have to be replaced. it will be a very time consuming operation, and certainly very expensive. for the three airlines that rarely run the a-380. -- for the three airlines that currently run the a-380. the ones that do not use the rolls-royce system are not affected by this. >> this is asia. all around the world, markets are higher. investors are somewhat pleased that the eurozone will avoid the problems in china will not increase interest rates. >> new details emerging about the nazi occupation of the

channel. new archives show how a group of resisters faced torture and in some cases death in prison camps. >> 200 pages tell the stories of those who found the courage to defy an invader. in 1940, thousands of german troops poured into the channel islands. >> the size of the island and the sheer number of troops made any form of direct resistance extremely dangerous. and yet, one group of men did find their own way of fighting back. >> in the occupation museum, the faces of the men who were to suffer. >> they listened with their secret radios to the actual news of bbc. they broke it down and made 300

copies available which they could circulate to all the people should know what was really happening. >> the group was betrayed by an irishman living there who went on to work for the germans. her father was deported to a german prison and simply disappeared. >> he was a sickly man. he was very weak. >> the cambridge team hopes their research will help to answer questions that have haunted them for so long, and perhaps lead to a permanent memorial for forgotten heroes. >> a fascinating glimpse back into history. that's all for the moment for us on gmt. please stay with us on "bbc world news." there is plenty more to come.

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