Osama bin Laden's son-in-law pleads not guilty to terror charges Sulaiman Abu Ghaith indictment by Raf Sanchez Prosecutors disclosed that he had made an "extensive" 22-page statement after his capture, raising the possibility that he may cooperate with the US hunt for al-Qaeda's remaining leaders. Ghaith is alleged to have been a member of bin Laden's inner circle and to have strengthened his relationship with the terror leader by marrying his daughter, Fatima. In the weeks after the September 11 attacks he released a series of statement taunting the US and calling for jihad against the West. "The Americans should know that the storm of plane attacks will not abate," he said. There are thousands of the Islamic nation's youths who are eager to die just as the Americans are eager to live. Ghaith was smuggled out of Afghanistan in the wake of the 2001 allied invasion and is believed to have spent much of the last decade in captivity in Iran. He and members of his family were reportedly held hostage by Tehran's Shia leaders to ensure that the Sunni-led al-Qaeda did not carry out attacks in Iran. Ghaith's trial in a civilian court, due to start April 8, is unusual in an era where terror suspects are more commonly killed by US drone strikes. It also represents a victory for the White House, whose efforts to try terror suspects in federal courts have been continually hampered by Republicans in Congress, who insist they should face military trials at Guantánamo Bay.