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Barack Obama: A rigid, inflexible requirement to place suspected terrorists into military custody would undermine the national…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
A rigid, inflexible requirement to place suspected terrorists into military custody would undermine the national security interests of the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Directive on Procedures Implementing Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

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