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On the recordDecember 1, 2011
The Hamdi case cited In re Quirin for the proposition that an American citizen who provides aid, comfort or collaboration with the enemy can be held as an enemy combatant. The In re Quirin case dealt with an American citizen helping the Nazis in New York. The Padilla case involves an American citizen, collaborating with al-Qaida, captured in the United States. Mr. McCAIN. So I guess my question is, it is relevant where the citizen of the United States was captured. Because the decision made reference to people captured both in the United States and outside the United States.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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