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Lindsey Graham: “I was an early supporter of the concept of military commissions and their use in the war on terror. I believed then and…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2006
I was an early supporter of the concept of military commissions and their use in the war on terror. I believed then and I still believe now that they are historically grounded and the proper forum to prosecute alleged terrorists.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Graham defends military commissions as a historical and proper method for prosecuting terrorists.

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