Posted on 02/28/2009 1:01:20 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri is now facing criminal charges, but the Obama administration is refusing to rule out the future use of indefinite detention for terrorism suspects picked up in the United States.
The administration urged the Supreme Court Friday to dismiss al-Marri's challenge to the president's authority to detain people in the U.S. indefinitely and without charges.
Al-Marri was the only person being held inside this country without being charged, the administration said in court papers, and President Barack Obama "has ordered a comprehensive review of all military detention policies worldwide."
The transfer signals that Obama is likely to handle accused terrorists in a significantly different way from the Bush administration's aggressive use of preventive detention.
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Thank you Obama voters. Thank you very much.
Hussein wants to make certain that he’ll have no future difficulty holding REAL terrorists without charge...that is, anyone who disagrees with his policies!
Ah, but SHOULD the government have the ability to detain you for an unspecified amount of time? ... I think the answer, Constitutionally speaking, should be no.
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