Lindsey Graham: “There is no legal authority for the United States Forces in…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016

There is no legal authority for the United States Forces in Afghanistan to hold someone under United States control as an enemy combatant.

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Graham asserts the lack of legal authority for detaining combatants in Afghanistan.

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