Six months before the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June, a senior al-Qaeda figure warned him in a letter that he risked removal as al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq if he continued to alienate Sunni tribal and religious leaders and rival insurgent groups.
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Khan was sent to Guantanamo at the same time as alleged September 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Khan has never been charged and has not officially been deemed an enemy combatant by the United States, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is handling the defense for most of the detainees at Guantanamo.
"Majid Khan had nothing to do with 9/11. Any allegations should be made in open court, where he has the chance to defend himself against evidence obtained through torture," said CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren.
"We believe everyone deserves a trial. We are challenging secret CIA detentions, and we are challenging torture."
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