A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism.

The final sentencing decision came hours after Hamdan pleaded with the military jury to spare him a sentence of life in prison.

Resource: Department of Defense Documents on the Hamdan Trial
Analysis: Military Trial Yields Split Verdict for Bin Laden's Driver
Background: Trial of Bin Laden's Driver Begins in Guantanamo

Military commission trials for the six Guantanamo Bay detainees charged for their involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks will be held in specially designed courtrooms known as Camp Justice.

A bill overhauling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, was recently approved after nearly a year of passionate debate in Congress as to the scope of the legal protections afforded telecom companies.

The former 9/11 commission blasted the government for failing to exert a "maximum effort" against the threat of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons and using them in the United States.