Nov 17, 2011
The Bush administration has had prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay for years now who have not been prosecuted. They are held under the law of war.
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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.
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Nov 17, 2011
That is absolutely correct. Let's talk about indefinite detention and what it means. When someone is captured as a member of al-Qaida--the Bush administration has had people at Guantanamo Bay for years. They are being held under the law of…
Nov 17, 2011
That is contract. If I might continue the conversation for a minute, if you don't mind. Would the Senator agree with me that if we all of a sudden required our soldiers to read Miranda warnings to an al-Qaida operative caught in…
Nov 17, 2011
Would the Senator agree that what we have been able to do on the committee is basically say, in law for the first time, that the homeland is part of the battlefield; that military custody is available to hold a suspected al-Qaida operative…
Nov 17, 2011
The only answer I can give to Senator McCain is that there is a legitimate concern about encroaching on executive power. I have that concern. The executive branch is the lead agency in this war. They are the lead agency when it comes to…
Nov 17, 2011
Right. Mr. McCAIN. Why does he think that would not be acceptable if there were a case where an individual would be held by civilian authorities rather than military authorities?
Nov 17, 2011
I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from New Hampshire. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Nov 17, 2011
the exchange with Senator Durbin was very good. The law of the land is pretty clear--unequivocal, in my view-- that an American citizen captured overseas can be held as an enemy combatant, and every enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay…
Nov 17, 2011
one, I would like to begin by thanking Senators Levin and McCain. I don't know how long Senator Levin and I have been working on this together--it seems like forever--trying to get a detainee policy in a post-9/11 world that the courts…
Nov 17, 2011
The reason we have not had more is because the Obama administration withdrew charges. Thank goodness they have reinstated charges. There are military commission hearings going on as we speak. I am in the camp of ``all the above.''…
Nov 17, 2011
If I may, I think we need to move to the appropriations conference report. We will do it very quickly.
Nov 17, 2011
In the Padilla case, that went to the Fourth Circuit. The Hamdan case went to the Supreme Court. That was capture overseas. But the Fourth Circuit ruling stands that an American citizen captured in the United States can be held as an enemy…
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