In 2002 , while living in Iran , he posted a statement asserting that al Qaeda has " the right to kill four million Americans , including one million children , displace double that figure , and injure and cripple hundreds and thousands . " According to '' The Long War Journal '' American officials assert that Sulaiman Abu Ghaith attended al Qaeda 's airport training camp with Anas al Kandari and Faiz al Kandari . Anas al Kandari was a young Kuwaiti who fired upon a squad of marines , killing one , in the Faylaka Island attack in 2002 . Faiz al Kandari is another Kuwaiti , who was held in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo from 2002 to 2008 . In 2008 , charges were prepared against him to be referred to a Guantanamo military commission . According to '' The Long War Journal '' in his book '' The Martyr 's Oath '' , Stewart Bell asserted Sulaiman Abu Ghaith recruited Anas al Kandari and the other shooter to launch the Faylaka Island attacks
Faylaka Island attack
Faylaka Island attack
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith