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Lindsey Graham: “The enemy combatant determination could be a de facto life sentence.”

On the recordApril 13, 2010
The enemy combatant determination could be a de facto life sentence.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham warns that enemy combatant status may lead to indefinite detention.

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