Military Law
Dec. 7, 2011
Bill dangerously enhances military detention power
Senate passes controversial funding bill, taking military detention to a new level.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
In a sharp turn from his dismal record on restoring civil and human rights in the "War on Terror," President Barack Obama last week renewed his threat to veto the Pentagon budget after the Senate passed a controversial funding bill that requires military detention of terrorism suspects, including U.S. citizens, and indefinite detention without trial in some cases.
The provisions, included in a $660 billion 2012 defense bill that passed the Senate on Dec. 1 in an overwhelming 93-7 vo...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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