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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
My point was that however narrow or broad the basket, and I am not suggesting broadening it, you have to answer that question first--Are you an enemy combatant?--and have the procedural due process.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler reiterates the importance of due process in identifying enemy combatants.

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