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[speaking native language]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[speaking native language]

Condor, this is Alpha Two.

We have the package.

[theme song playing]

As you were.

This morning, the
President authorized

the convening

of a military tribunal.

The tribunal will
take place aboard
the U.S.S.
Seahawk.

The accused is a top
Al Qaeda leader named...

Mustafa Atef.

As you know, there hasn't been
a military tribunal

in this country
for over 50 years.

Now... I recognize the fact
that defending this man

may be the hardest thing
any of you have ever done.

With that in mind,
I've decided to ask

for a volunteer.

Hell of a challenge, Commander.

Well, sir, if it is
the admiral's wish,

I will do my best.

Don't hear a volunteer in that.
Colonel?

Um, like the commander,

I would do my best, sir.

Well...

I will not order this one.

I'll defend him myself.

Anyone for second chair?

Admiral, I'd be privileged
if you'll have me.

Done.

Commander, you and
the colonel will prosecute.

Prepare to leave tonight.

Aye, aye, sir.
Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Singer, in
my absence you will

be in charge
of JAG administration.

You will e-mail me

sitreps twice a day
and decision documents

with a single-page
cover summary.

Aye, aye, sir.

That'll be all.

Nice move, sir.

Move, Lieutenant?

Wish I'd thought
quick enough

to volunteer
for second chair.

I spoke up because it's a chance
to be a part of history.

Not to mention lots
of extra face time

with the admiral,
right, sir?

Wrong, Lieutenant.

That didn't enter into
my thinking at all.

And you'll be
a much better officer

when it stops
entering into yours.

[MacKenzie]
How's your Fifth Amendment?

Kind of a personal question,
isn't it?

My constitutional law
could use a little work.

And we'd better come
up with a game plan

because you know the
admiral will have one.

We don't leave for Andrews
until 2300.

I'll order in so we can
do some issue spotting.

Why don't I cook,
and then we can carpool?

-Yeah, all right.
-Sir, ma'am?

I just want to say good luck.

It's the first time I've ever
wanted to prosecute someone
myself.

I think anyone involved in 9/11
ought to be drawn and quartered.

Is there anything you need to
prepare for your trip, Admiral?

No.

Perhaps some aspirin, sir.

[sighs and chuckles]

Thanks, Tiner.

Aye, sir.

Hey.

Hey, I didn't want to
spill anything on it.

-Let me hang it up.
-Thanks.

Let me take that.

Whoa... this is nice.

Yeah, a little grilled
salmon and vegetables--
brain food.

Great. Can I help?
Let me do something.

No, it's all taken
care of-- have a seat.

Okay.

Well, the first issue is:

Can the President hold
a military tribunal at all?

Deciding criminal liability
should be a matter
for the courts.

Well, the answer is yes.

During World War II,
six German saboteurs

were tried and hanged
at a tribunal.

-The Supreme Court upheld it.
-But during the Civil War

the Supreme Court criticized
military tribunals.

That's because they
included U.S. citizens.

I think the president took
the curse off this thing, Mac,

when he excluded U.S.
citizens at tribunals.

These terrorists
are fair game.

You may have convinced
yourself of that, Harm,

but that's got to be
their opening salvo.

I don't think the
admiral's going to want
to tell the judges

they came all that
way for nothing.

He'd lose, and he knows it.

We have to be prepared
for it, anyway.

That's a waste of time.
We have very little to spare.

The facts in this case
are so sensitive,

we don't even get them until
we're aboard the carrier.

I'm going to pass on the
jurisdiction line of attack.
My responsibility.

Um, excuse me,
but who made you first chair?

[chuckles] The admiral mentioned
my name first.

So...?

All right, all right,
I'll tell you what.

We'll flip for it.

Okay.

You call it.

-Heads.
-[coin clattering]

Oh!

Ah. Sorry.

You okay?

Yeah, but I'm
second chair.

[chuckles]
I'll be gentle.

Don't be gentle.
Be good.

[Roberts]
Hi, sweetie.

I'm dead tired

but in a really good way.

Miss you and A.J. like crazy.

A.J. and I miss you, too.

Commander Rabb
and Colonel MacKenzie

are on their way to you.

I know. They should be here
within the hour.

I can't wait. Be nice
to see a familiar face.

[Singer]
Lieutenant Sims...

Is there something I can do
for you, Lieutenant?

You can do your job
when you're on my time.

Listen up! Contrary to what
some of you may think

I am not the substitute teacher.

While the admiral is away

this place is going to run
smoothly and by the numbers.

-Tiner! Tiner!
-Yes, ma'am.

-With me.
-Yes, ma'am.

[Roberts]
Still there?

[Harriet]
I'm still here.

How are things at JAG?

[alarm sounds]

What
is
that?

Fire drill, ma'am.

Let's go, people!

Secure classified material,
make an orderly exit.

Do it quickly!
Quickly!

[Harriet]

[man over P.A.]
Stand by on the flight deck!
Stand by on the flight deck!

Judge Advocate General
arriving.

And salute!

Welcome aboard,
Admiral, Officers.

Let's get on with
this, shall we?

By all means, Admiral.

If you'll follow me,
Lieutenant Roberts
will see to your staff.

Good to see you again,
Petty Officer.

I didn't know you'd been
assigned to the
Seahawk.

Yes, sir, as Lieutenant
Roberts' legalman.

Well, I hope you're keeping
your nose clean.

That's affirmative, sir.

Harriet never mentioned
that Petty Officer Coates
was your legalman.

Well, I-I don't think
that I told her, ma'am.

Well, Lieutenant,
if you haven't... you better.

Yes, sir.

Here we are.

Your desks are
right over here.

I'll get you all some coffee.

Thanks, Jen.

Sir, ma'am,
before we start

can I ask how Harriet's doing?

She's doing fine, Bud.
Why?

Well, we exchange e-mails
about 20 times a day...

and just today, I asked how
everything was going at JAG
,

and she said
that she was doomed.

[chuckles] I have two words for
you, Bud: Lieutenant Singer.

The admiral left her in charge
of support staff.

-She's senior.
-That's a prescription
for disaster.

It'll be all right.

Oh, really?
Are we talking about the same

wildly ambitious
climber who...

Probably needs something
like this to see the light.

[Pike] Yeah, don't worry.
Let's talk about the case.

Can you fill us in?

Uh, absolutely, ma'am.
Now, I haven't been part

of any of the interrogations,
but I have been briefed.

Now, the defendant's name
is Mustafa Atef.

He's a Saudi citizen and
a captain in the Saudi army.

He was trained in England,
he speaks eight languages

and, according to the best
information available
,

Mustafa was also known
as "Monhadese."

-"The architect."
-And number three in Al Qaeda.

He's head of their
training program.

That's all the camps worldwide--
Mohandese designed them

he set them up,
he even wrote the
training manuals.

Busy man. Do we have anything
linking this Mohandese to 9/11?

Well, they're pretty sure
that he was part of 9/11, sir,

but even proving that
Mustafa Atef and Mohandese

are one and the same
won't be easy.

Evening, Admiral...

Commander.

Webb, I didn't know
you were on board.

I'm not.

He's all yours,
Admiral, Commander.

[heavy sigh]

Mr. Atef, I'm
Admiral Chegwidden,

this is Commander Turner.

Whatever games you have
come to play, save them.

Nothing more will I tell you.

We're not here
to interrogate you,
we're attorneys.

We came to defend you
of the war crimes

of which you've been charged.

Crimes.

Americans have
the worst kind of arrogance.

You think you alone
define truth.

It us for you to say
what is right and
who is wrong.

No.

It is for Allah to say,

and I require no defense.

Mr. Atef, that's an
excellent approach

if you want to be executed.

All rise.

Be seated.

Is the Government
ready to proceed?

If it pleases the court,
Your Honor,

I'd like to object
to my client

being shackled
like an animal.

It's unnecessary,
inhumane, and prejudicial.

[Rabb] Your Honor, the shackles
are there to ensure security

and proper order
during these proceedings.

Marines, remove the handcuffs,
leave the leg irons.

If there are any incidents,
they'll be put back on.

Ready, Commander.

Your Honor, the Government calls
Army Captain Dale Alexander.

Captain, what was your mission
on the night in question?

Please describe it for the Court
in as much detail as possible.

To apprehend Mustafa Atef,
a.k.a. Mohandese, sir.

Objection.
Move to strike.

It's not been
established that

Mr. Atef and Mohandese
are one and the same.

Sustained and stricken.

Continue, Captain.

Our A-team found
an unexploded GBU-15

just outside of Mazar-e-Sharif.

That's a 2,000-pound bomb--
could devastate the village.

My demolitions man
deactivated it safely.

The next day,
our guide told us that

the local warlord,
General Hassan Abdullah

was grateful and
wanted to see us.

What did General Abdullah
have to say, Captain?

[Chegwidden] Objection. Hearsay.

Your Honor, this is not
a court-martial.

The tribunal's evidentiary rules
expressly permit hearsay.

Only that hearsay
which appears

credible and reliable--
this is neither.

Your Honor,
counsel is getting
ahead of himself.

Our intent is
to compensate for

the fog of war,
and to provide
a full and clear

picture of the circumstances.

That is what Captain Alexander's
testimony will do, sir.

[whispering]

-We'll allow it.
-Thank you.

Captain, what did
General Abdullah
have to say?

He said Mohandese
had contacted him

for safe conduct
to the Pakistani border.

To repay us for
saving the village,

General Abdullah gave us
the time and place

to apprehend
the accused.

And is the man
General Abdullah

identified as Mohandese
in this courtroom?

Yes, sir.
He's right there.

Thank you, Captain.

Nothing further.

Captain Alexander,
I have here a dossier

on General Abdullah
prepared by you.

In it, you state that
the General is a suspected
drug runner, don't you?

-Yes, sir.
-You also state that

he had former close ties
to Al Qaeda, is that correct?

Yes, sir.
Makes him effective.

Did it ever occur to you
that he might have
something to gain

by fingering someone else

as Mohandese?

Objection.
Argumentative.

Sustained.

If General Abdullah was sure
that Mr. Atef was Mohandese

he could have captured
him himself, couldn't he?

No, sir. Right now he's running
a detention camp

processing captured Taliban
and Al Qaeda.

Captain Alexander, can you say
with 100% certainty

that Mr. Atef is Mohandese?

No, sir.

Thank you.
Nothing further.

Redirect, Commander.

Yes, Your Honor.

Captain, did you stop at
said detention camp

for Taliban and Al Qaeda
while bringing the accused
to the ship?

Yes, sir.

Were your activities
there videotaped?

-Yes, sir.
-Your Honor, I would like

to draw the Court's attention
to the monitor on my left.

[men chanting]
Mohandese, Mohandese,
Mohandese, Mohandese...

[chanting continues]

It seems the other detainees

thought you had
the right man, Captain.

Nothing further.

Captain Alexander
,

according to
your after-action report,

something happened right before
you apprehended Mr. Atef.

Can you describe
that for us, please?

Yes, sir.

Just as we reached our vehicle
to exfiltrate the target area,

a sniper opened up.

Take one; flank him.

Trewick, follow me.

When we reached
the sniper's position...

he was gone.

In fact, that sniper
could have been Mohandese

and you wouldn't have known it,
would you?

It's possible, sir,
but I believe--

Thank you.
Nothing further.

Uh, redirect again, Your Honor.

[Sebring]
Proceed.

Captain, who do you think
the sniper was?

Could be anybody, sir.

We encounter snipers
at least twice a day.

Thank you. Nothing further.

How do you think
it went today?

Will the Afghani
warlord testify?

Can Mustafa Atef
really get a fair trial?

-He is getting a fair trial.
-We'll present our case,

the accused will receive
a vigorous defense,

and then the tribunal
members will decide.

It's that simple.
Excuse us.

How do you know
Mohandese is the man...

-Thanks.
-Anytime. You okay?

I will be as, soon as
this bastard goes down.

We have his confession.

The moment the judges
hear it, he's done.

You fought hard
in there.

Why?

Mr. Atef, what happened
on September 11

was reprehensible,

but our way of life
entitles you to a fair trial,

no matter
how cowardly the act.

A wise precaution for
a nation so morally corrupt.

Want to know what I say
about September 11?

Every single person
who died that day

got exactly what they deserved.

Sir.

Admiral.

Lieutenant... Singer.

I'll be working out of here
for now, Petty Officer.

Are you sure that's
such a good...

Yes, ma'am.

Send in Lieutenant Sims.

Aye, aye, sir. Ma'am.

Lieutenant.

What are you doing
in the admiral's office?

My job. I want a complete update
of all JAG instructions.

That means classified
materials handling,

budgeting, personnel--
the whole nine yards

and I want it on my desk
by the end of the week.

Please state your name
and position.

Clayton Webb. Assistant Deputy
Director

for Operations,
Southwest Asia.

And what is your role
in this case?

I developed
the intelligence

on the activities
of Mohandese,

identifying him as a target

for Special Forces.

Subsequently,
I supervised his interrogation.

And did you learn anything
during this interrogation?

The accused confessed
to being Mohandese

and to directing the training of
roughly 4,000 Al Qaeda fighters.

Including the individuals
responsible

for the September 11 attacks

on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon?

Yes.

Your Honor, the transcript
of said interrogation

is hereby offered
into evidence.

Nothing further.

[Sebring]
Defense, your witness.

How long did it take Mr. Atef
to enter this confession?

13 days.

During that 13 days, what was
Mr. Atef's environment like?

He was under
hostile interrogation.

Can you elaborate
for us, Mr. Webb?

Bright phosphorescent lights
on all day and all night.

Loud, heavy metal
music.

Alternating extremes
of cold and heat.

And did being sleep-deprived,
sore from restraints,

rattled by noise,
temperature, and light

get Mr. Atef
to confess?

No.

We introduced a Pentothal agent.

Though Pentothal agents
are commonly referred to
as "truth serums"

are you aware that
a person could

still confess to something
they didn't do

just to be let alone?

Objection. Counsel is providing
his own testimony.

Withdrawn.

Thank you, Mr. Webb.

Redirect, Colonel?

-No, Your Honor.
-Very well.

You may step down,
Mr. Webb.

Thank you.

Your Honor, I must move

to exclude Mustafa Atef's
confession.

13 days of torture
to obtain

an involuntary confession
shocks the conscience,

violating both
the spirit and the letter
of the Fifth Amendment.

Your Honor, I strongly object
to the word "torture."

At no time was
the accused beaten

or was there ever any
intentional infliction of pain.

Furthermore, Your Honor,
we are at war, and
the Fifth Amendment

does not apply
to our enemies.

The very idea is ridiculous.

Agreed. Defense--

Your Honor,

I'm going to have
to call for a vote on this.

[all whispering]

The Government is correct.

The Fifth Amendment
does not apply here.

However, this commission
is going to exclude

Mr. Atef's involuntary
confession as lacking

probative value
to a reasonable person,

under the described
circumstances.

Continue.

[Rabb] Your Honor,
the Government rests

but we reserve the right, sir,

to call new witnesses
in rebuttal.

Noted. Will the defense be
presenting evidence?

-Yes, Your Honor.
-Very well.

We'll recess and begin hearing
the defense case

at 1330... sharp.

[gavel bangs]

That was big.
Without the confession,

the I.D. as Mohandese
might not stand up.

Yeah, it just might be enough
for reasonable doubt.

We could put the warlord
who made the I.D. on the stand.

With his past history?

[footsteps]

Look at that guy.

Wait a minute.

There were dozens of prisoners
chanting his name on the tape.

Maybe we can flip one of them
to corroborate.

Maybe.

[knocking]

[Captain Johnson]
Enter.

Excuse us, Skipper...

Sir, we wanted to request
permission to go ashore.

We need a witness to corroborate
the I.D. on Mohandese.

We want to look in General
Abdullah's detention camp, sir.

Well, Mr. Webb here is looking

for transportation
to the same place.

Please, sit down.

All right.

This can't leave the room.

We believe the sniper
in question

is Mustafa Atef's
brother, Kabir.

Why?

He's Al Qaeda's top
intelligence operative.

He probably got
wind of our plan
to apprehend Mustafa.

-But got there too late.
-Exactly.

Like his
brother, Mustafa

Kabir was trained by us
and the British.

Ex-Saudi intelligence.

He's an accomplished
marksman.

He's supported by a cadre
of loyal operatives

and a web
of intelligence contacts

that span the globe.

I wish we'd known
about this earlier, Webb.

Kabir was seen last week
in Pakistan.

NSA picked up an escalation
of encrypted communication

between Afghanistan,
Pakistan, and Iran.

The sheer volume of it suggests
a prelude to an attack.

-NSA hasn't decrypted it?
-They will.

What really concerns me
is that Mustafa Atef knew

staying in country was
a big risk, but he didn't leave.

He was waiting for
Kabir to get back
from Pakistan.

That information must have been
awfully important, ma'am.

Which makes it important
to us, vital.

Now, I just ordered a sweep that
netted a lot of Al Qaeda

in the same vicinity
we got Mustafa.

There's a good chance
Kabir was picked up

and is sitting in General
Abdullah's camp right now.

-I'll spare you a helo.
-Let's go, Webb.

Oh, hold on.
You're First Chair.

Good thinking. You
take over till I get back.

Sir?

Colonel MacKenzie is
fluent in Farsi.

That's true.

All right, Colonel, you go.

Outstanding.
Let's get it
in gear, Webb.

Captain.

I have a Ph.D.
in international relations

and a Master of Laws
from Oxford

where I've taught
international law

and military justice
for the last 30 years.

Professor Sinclair,
what constitutes

a legal combatant
under the Geneva
Convention?

[Sinclair] A member of
the armed forces
or militia of the territory

who wears distinctive insignia

or carries arms openly,

conducts operations
in accordance

with the laws
and customs of war.

Can a legal combatant
who follows

the laws of war be subject
to a tribunal such as this?

-No.
-The government hasn't proven

that Mr. Atef is Mohandese,

but for the sake
of argument,

let's discuss Mohandese.

In your expert opinion,
does Mohandese fit

the requirements
for a legal combatant?

Indeed, Al Qaeda is
a militia group

of international
membership

akin to the French
Foreign Legion.

Mohandese was known to wear
a braided officer's cap

and to carry a pistol
at his hip.

If Mohandese was connected
to the September 11 attacks

would that action be contrary
to the laws of war?

No. The World Trade Center

could be characterized as key

to U.S. financial infrastructure
and thus key to its war effort.

Obviously,
there's no question

that the Pentagon was
a military target.

Thank you.
Nothing further.

Professor, is your
contention that the
braided officer's cover

Mohandese often
wore was distinctive
military insignia?

Yes, and he wore it
every day.

Professor, I would bet
that you wear

a jacket and a tie
most every day.

Would that be correct?

-Yes.
-But you wouldn't consider that

-a military uniform, would you?
-I am an academic,
not a soldier.

Well, Mohandese is not
a soldier, Professor--
he's a terrorist.

-[Chegwidden] Objection!
-Withdrawn.

Professor, the fact
that Mohandese wore

a particular item
of clothing every day

does not, under
the Geneva Convention

make it a military
uniform, does it?

No.

You also testified that the
custom of war allows for

the hitting of infrastructure,
but doesn't that pertain

-to infrastructure directly
related to a war effort?
-Yes.

But there was no war at
the time of the September 11
attacks, was there?

There was for Al Qaeda.

The jihad that has existed

since the occupation
of Palestine.

Still, the Geneva Convention

expressly forbids the taking
of hostages, doesn't it?

Yes, but I am not aware that
any hostages were taken.

There were several hundred men,
women, and children

aboard the four aircraft
that were hijacked by
the Al Qaeda terrorists.

Are you telling this tribunal
they weren't hostages?

There was never any ransom

or demand made to indicate
that the individuals

aboard those aircraft
were intended to be hostages.

Are you kidding me?

Objection! Argumentative.

I have no further questions,
Your Honor.

Allahu Akbar.

[speaking native language]

Clayton Webb, here to see
General Abdullah.

[rifle cocking]

[speaking Farsi]

Colonel MacKenzie.

Gunny, what are
you doing here
,

and when did you learn
to speak Farsi?

[speaking Farsi]

Nice of you to call
it Farsi, ma'am.

[Webb]
That's right.

-You're with JAG in Washington.
-Yes, sir.

Before there was a war on
.
It's good to see you, Gunny.

Good to see you, ma'am.
Excuse my appearance.

I just came in off patrol
for some sleep and chow
,

then I'm back out tomorrow.

You looked dressed
for Special Ops.

Is that so, ma'am?

So, how's everybody
back at JAG?

Well, the Admiral's
doing great.

Lieutenant Roberts snagged
carrier JAG aboard the
Seahawk.

-And Harm is, you know, Harm.
-Yeah.

-How are you doing?
-Never been better.

Excuse me, where can we
find General Abdullah?

-I'll take you there, sir.
-Thank you.

You're a woman.

Last time I checked, General.

[speaking Farsi]

-I'm Colonel MacKenzie.
-[speaking Farsi]

And you, friend Webb,
what can I do for you?

I'm looking for
Kabir Atef.

Can you identify him
if he's here?

I regret I cannot.
Kabir has many faces.

We have 40 new prisoners.

Even if he was among them,
I would not know.

Can we interview
the prisoners one at a time?

-I am afraid few speak English.
-[speaking Farsi]

[speaking Farsi] The Red Cross
is checking on them now
,

so I will show you
to your quarters.

In the morning,
I will see to it

all the prisoners are made
available to you.

Come.

[knocking]

Enter.

Evening, sir. I just got word
that Colonel MacKenzie made

her regular
scheduled check-in.

All is proceeding
on mission, sir.

-Thank you.
-Commander, I was wondering

if maybe you'd want to take
a break and have a game
of chess?

-Winner plays me.
-Oh, she's good, sir,
but beatable.

No, thank you.

That'll be all.

Aye, aye, sir.

-He's mad at me.
-Sir, he's just busy.

No, I've seen him busy,
I've seen him stressed

I've seen him
damn near dead.

He's never talked to me
like this before.

The Defense recalls
Captain Dale Alexander.

Captain Alexander,
are you a terrorist?

Objection. Argumentative,
and calls for a conclusion.

Your Honor, I'm developing
testimony from a hostile
witness.

If I might have
a little latitude.

A little, Commander.

-Captain, are you a terrorist?
-No, sir.

As an Army Special
Forces Officer
,

what is your primary mission?

To train indigenous forces

in unconventional warfare.

Does that training include how

and where to place land mines?

It can, sir.

Do you teach the use and
construction of booby traps?

Sometimes, sir.

Are you aware that land mines
and booby traps

can injure innocent
noncombatants?

Any weapons system can.

But many land mine
and booby traps can't be aimed

to avoid injuries
to noncombatants
,

can they?

That's true, sir.

But our mines have
self-deactivating

self-destructing mechanisms.

And booby traps are confined to
only threat-rich environments.

Still, any time
you teach the use

of a land mine or a booby trap

you may also be teaching

the killing of
noncombatants, correct?

Your Honor, argumentative
,

and Captain Alexander
is not on trial here.

Withdrawn.
One final question.

On certain operations,
Special Forces personnel

remove all insignia.

Your dog tags, anything
that could identify you.

Is that correct?

That's classified, sir.

Let the record reflect
that was not a "no."

Nothing further.

[Sebring]
Commander Rabb.

I have one question, Captain.

Have you ever trained troops
to use land mines or booby traps

in an area where there were
only noncombatants?

-No, sir.
-[Rabb] Thank you, Captain.

Nothing further.

Defense rests, Your Honor.

Thank you, Captain.

You may step down.

Your Honor, the Government calls

rebuttal witness Mustafa Atef
to the stand.

The Defense opposes that,
Your Honor.

Your Honor, the tribunal
has already ruled

the Fifth Amendment
does not apply here.

The only evidentiary standard

is probative value
to a reasonable person.

What could be
more probative

than the accused's
own testimony?

Mr. Atef can not be required
to testify.

Why?
Is he hiding something?

Doesn't he want to tell
his side?

I have nothing to hide.

I will testify.

[Sebring]
Very well.

The Defense will have
a short recess to prepare.

[speaking Farsi]

The colonel wanted them
brought out one at a time.

They're here now.

Ask him if Kabir Atef
is among them.

[speaking Farsi]

[speaks Farsi]

No.

[speaking Farsi]

[speaking Farsi]

I asked if anyone
knows Mohandese.

He said they only know

why they're here.

[speaking Farsi]

To kill you!

Hold your fire!

We are leaving right now.

or I will cut her head
from her shoulders.

This won't work.

-I will kill her!
-Let her go!

Stay back!
You shoot, she will die.

-Calm down.
-I will kill the American.

-Just calm down.
-Set my brothers free,
or watch her die.

-Don't set anybody free.
-Shut up!

Drop your guns,
all of you.

They're not dropping
anything.

I said shut up!

[speaking Farsi]

Do it, General.

-Drop your guns.
-No.

Damn it, put them down.

All of you, put
your weapons down.

Tell them
to open the gate.

[speaking Farsi]

[speaking Farsi]

[gunshot]

I knew if he thought
he was getting his way,

he'd relax and
give you an opening.

[Rabb]
State your name for the record.

[Atef] You know who I am.

For the record, sir.

Whose record?

Permission to treat as a hostile
witness, Your Honor.

Granted, Commander.

"For the record"
means for the world.

So for the record,

your name Mustafa Atef,
is that correct?

-Yes.
-And you're a member
of an organization

known as Al Qaeda?

For your record...

I am a soldier.

I've been one
all my life.

From military school
in England

beginning at the age of six

to serving in the Saudi army

where I attained the rank
of captain.

Then I became
a soldier of Allah.

So, you're a soldier
like any other,

except in Al Qaeda.

-Is that your testimony?
-It's the truth.

And you trained people
in Al Qaeda

like any other soldier?

Except better.

Is it your contention, Mr. Atef

that the attacks
on the United States

on September 11 were nothing
more than typical

military operations?

[laughs] Who do you think
you are talking to?

American bombs have slaughtered
thousands of Muslims

in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Do you really think

that when the Pentagon
uses words like

"engage" or "neutralize"
or "target"

that they are any better
than me?

When a man's cause
is just,

he is not afraid
to use the word "kill."

When a man's cause
is just,

is he afraid to admit

that he's also known
as Mohandese?

Objection. Leading.

Overruled.

I am not afraid.

I
am
Mohandese.

Is he also not afraid
to admit

that he trained the men

who hijacked the four airliners
on September 11?

I picked the men,

trained them, planned it.

And I'd do it again.

The attacks on September 11

were Al Qaeda's most important
operation, weren't they?

Don't you think so?

If this operation were
so important,

why not go yourself,

instead of duping
impressionable young men

to do the job for you?

Objection.
Argumentative.

I'll tell you why
you didn't go.

Because for all your pride
and posturing, you're a coward.

-[Sebring] Commander!
-You're afraid to die.
But I'll tell you something.

That's exactly
what you're going to do.

Commander!
That is quite enough.

[MacKenzie]
Can't get used to seeing you

-gone native, Gunny.
-Neither can I, ma'am,
but it works.

I could almost pass if
I keep my mouth shut.

Is that how you got
this assignment?

Yes, ma'am.
That and they wanted someone

with investigative experience

to hunt down bin Laden
and company.

Has it been
what you expected?

Oh, yes and no, ma'am.

The Marine Corps
taught me

everything I need
to survive,

but when a guy
goes down, ma'am

what you see,
what you feel...

Here.

He's Al Qaeda.
He's nothing.

He still gets
humane treatment.

Marine, help this man.

[speaking Farsi]

[Galindez]
Did I hear that right, ma'am?

He won't talk
about Mohandese,

but he was with
Kabir two days ago?

That's what he said.

Updated JAG instructions.

Finally earning your pay.

Can't say much
for your attitude, though.

I can't say much
for yours.

Let me tell you something.

Leadership is not
a popularity contest.

It's not a power trip, either.

The stripes we wear
on our sleeve give us authority,

but it's what we
have inside that
makes us a leader.

And you would know that
if you had it.

Guess you told me.
Congratulations.

Now, you can go tell
all your little friends

that you zinged it
to the wicked witch.

[Sebring]
The senior member

of the tribunal will now
publish our findings.

We find the accused,
Mustafa Atef

guilty of the intentional
targeting and mass murder

of non-combatants.

By unanimous vote,

this tribunal sentences
the accused to death.

[Sebring]
Mr. Atef,

you and your comrades will go
down in history as butchers

who committed a grave atrocity

that precipitated
your own downfall.

As for now, you'll
be transported

as soon as feasible,
to Fort Leavenworth.

There, at a time
of the convening
authority's choosing,

you will be executed
by lethal injection.

-We're done here.
-[Atef] Wrong.

This is far from over.

Kabir will whisper
in eternal darkness,

and all the world
will hear him roar.

Get him out of here.

Congratulations,
Commander.

Thank you, sir.

You put up
a great defense.

Excuse me.

Harm, we need
to talk.

What about?

We can't execute
Mustafa Atef.

Remember Mustafa's brother,
Kabir, was in Pakistan?

While he was there,
enemy communication traffic

between Pakistan,
Iran and Russia

-was off the charts.
-Russia?!

Tha's the wild card.
We decrypted one message
enough to learn

that it was a wire transfer--
$250 million

from a Pakistani bank
was routed through
a bank in the UAE

and ended up in Iran.

$250 million for what?

That's what we need to know.

There's an Al Qaeda
operation underway--

a big one-- with even Russia
figuring in somehow.

All we know for sure
is Kabir is the point man,

and Mustafa Atef is behind it.

I thought you'd
be up here, sir.

I wanted
to see you off.

So, you thought
Mac should go, huh?

Yes, sir.

All right, Bud.

You may have been right
that time... maybe.

You want to play chess
later tonight?

Yes, sir.

But I thought that
you were leaving
with the admiral

and Commander Turner
back to JAG this morning.

Mac and I are under orders
to remain aboard

to evaluate anything
Mustafa might tell Webb.

I tell you,
I wish I was in there.

I could think of a few ways
to make him talk.

You know, Bud

I've prosecuted
too many cases to remember

but this is the one time...
if the accused had got off,

I'd have killed him myself.

-[man over radio]
Lieutenant Roberts.
-This is Roberts.

Commander Rabb's urgently
needed in the brig.

He's on his way.

Mac, do you know
what's going on?

No.

Bag him, tag him,
and put him on ice.

What did you do, Webb?

I didn't do anything.

Must have taken it
from the courtroom.

He slashed his wrists
with a pen?

Original.

Sometime during the night,

Atef turned his back
to the guard

as though to go
to sleep.

He did the deed
and bled out.

The guard had
no way of knowing.

He never made a sound.

All I needed was one day.

One more day.

Whatever he knew,
he took it with him.

We have to hope we find
Mustafa's brother Kabir,

before it's too late.

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