The United States will continue to hold detainees in accordance with the authority provided by the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, as informed by the law of war.
Leon Panetta: “The United States will continue to hold detainees in accordance with the authority provided by the 2001 Authorization…”
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Panetta outlines the U.S. policy on detaining terrorists under military law.
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