Apparently George Clooney’s movie company SmokeHouse has bought the rights to the book "The Challenge " . This book revolves around Osama Bin Laden’s driver, Salim Hamdan who was recently convicted after a trial. Clooney might play the role of Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift . Swift, it seems was Hamdan’s legal counsel and appealed Hamdan’s petition to the US Supreme court and won a decision that ruled that the military commission was violating the Geneva Conventions in Hamdan’s case. The victory however lead to Swift losing his job and wife.

The rights to the book have been grabbed for a huge amount of money. Hamdan was captured in 2001 and has been held captive in Guantanamo Bay since 2002.

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