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Families Seek Justice and Closure in USS Cole Bombing Trial 20 Years Later

  • The USS Cole was bombed in 2000, killing 17 sailors
  • The trial of the accused mastermind, al-Nashiri, has faced repeated delays over 20 years
  • parents of the fallen sailors have died waiting for the trial to start
  • Families are frustrated by delays and want closure through seeing justice served
  • Issues surrounding admissibility of evidence and al-Nashiri's torture have contributed to delays
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