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On the recordDecember 13, 2011
To me, there is no rational argument that can be made that would suggest the United States is not in a better legal position to treat an al Qaeda member arrested in the United States as they are, a military combatant, with the full ability of the FBI to participate in the investigation.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions argues for treating al Qaeda members as military combatants for legal purposes.

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