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    1. Starting now: Trial of Abu Ahmed Khattala, Libyan militia leader accused of helping orchestrate Benghazi attacks. nytimes.com/2017/10/01/us/politics/benghazi-trial-ahmed-abu-khattala.html
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    Judge Cooper is now explaining the 18 charges to the jury, including providing material support to terrorism and murder of a diplomat
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      Prosecutor John Crabb Jr. is into his opening statement. Tells jury Khattala was extremist militia leader who hated US, plotted attack
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        Crabb was launching into narrative of the attack as it unfolded but tech difficulties with making a surveillance video play. 5 min recess.
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          Crabb finished his opening statement. The thrust: Abu Khatalla didn't personally set fires or shoot mortars but is nevertheless responsible.
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            Defense Jeffrey Robinson finished opening. Thrust: Abu Khattala being scapegoated. attacks tragic but no evidence he planned/ participated
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              State Dept bodyguard Scott Wickland has been testifying in p.m. session of Benghazi trial. He's got an emotional story to tell /1
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                -- he's the one who got separated in the smoke from Stevens and Smith in burning building, searched fruitlessly trying to save them -- /2
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                  but so far prosecutors have just been using him to ID numerous photos/diagrams etc of the compound so they can be trial exhibits. /3
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                    Trial is done for today. Wickland's testimony became far more dramatic, describing harrowing experience of the attacks. He'll resume tmrw.
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                      Here's my write up of the highlights of day one of Benghazi trial nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/politics/benghazi-trial-ambassador.html
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