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John McCain: “If the United States captures a terrorist tomorrow outside the U.S., Iraq, or Afghanistan, where would we detain that…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
If the United States captures a terrorist tomorrow outside the U.S., Iraq, or Afghanistan, where would we detain that person for purposes of interrogation?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain questions the protocol for detaining captured terrorists.

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