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On the recordJuly 6, 2009
Why would anyone prefer to try people apprehended for violations of the law of war in an Article III Federal court?
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Lieberman questions the preference for federal courts over military commissions for war violations.

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