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No More “Enemy Combatants”

March 13, 2009 islamoyankee

Not sure what it means for the Gitmo prisoners, but it seems to be a step in the right direction. DOJ says it is longer using unitary executive theory to imprison people under the “Enemy Combatant” label.

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