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John McCain: “If a terrorist attack on civilians is a war crime, why shouldn't all trials be by military commission?”

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
If a terrorist attack on civilians is a war crime, why shouldn't all trials be by military commission?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the exclusive use of military commissions for war crimes.

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