COLE CHARGES U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, legal advisor to the convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions, announces at a June 30, 2008, Pentagon press conference, that charges have been sworn against 'Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national and Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of planning and preparing the attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole on Oct. 12, 2000 that killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 47. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 959695-V-GEI27-950.jpg Photo Gallery