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Chuck Grassley: “It is actually tough to imagine a situation where even a non-U.S. citizen or member of al Qaeda captured abroad would be…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
It is actually tough to imagine a situation where even a non-U.S. citizen or member of al Qaeda captured abroad would be subject to the mandatory military detention.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley questions the practicality of military detention for non-U.S. citizens under current procedures.

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