Osama's ex-cook pleads guilty to terror charges

Osama bin Laden's former cook, Ibrahim al Qosi, has pleaded guilty at a trial in Guantanamo Bay to conspiracy and providing support for terrorism, representing the first conviction of the Barack Obama administration at the controversial war crimes court.

According to the BBC, the 50-year-old man from Sudan has admitted that he had worked as bin Laden's bodyguard in Afghanistan and helped him avoid capture by US forces.

Qosi was detained in Afghanistan in 2001 and transferred to the Guantanamo Bay facility in 2002.

"He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. While Qosi still faces a life sentence, he may also be sentenced to time already served," BBC quoted court officials as saying.

Qosi is the fourth captive convicted by the controversial military tribunal since the Guantanamo detention camp was opened to hold terror suspects in January 2002.