On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Mr. President, yes. The answer to the question, short, is, yes. It is confirmed by the fact that in the Hamdi case, the U.S. Supreme Court precisely held that detention would be lawful. Of course, with the detention being lawful, the interrogation to which my colleague refers could also be taken. Mr. McCAIN. Would the Senator yield for a question on that subject point? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. Mr. McCAIN. The individual who was an American citizen--Mr. Hamdi, the subject of the U.S. Supreme Court case--was an American citizen captured in Afghanistan; is that correct?
