Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010

[sharingwisdom]

A Detention Bill You Ought to Read More Carefully
March 5, 2010, The Atlantic
A Detention Bill You Ought to Read More Carefully - Politics - The Atlantic
Why is the national security community treating the "Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010," introduced by Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman on [March 4] as a standard proposal, as a simple response to the administration's choices in the aftermath of the Christmas Day bombing attempt? A close reading of the bill suggests it would allow the U.S. military to detain U.S. citizens without trial indefinitely in the U.S. based on suspected activity. According to the summary, the bill sets out a comprehensive policy for the detention, interrogation and trial of suspected enemy belligerents who are believed to have engaged in hostilities against the United States by requiring these individuals to be held in military custody, interrogated for their intelligence value and not provided with a Miranda warning. There is no distinction between U.S. persons--visa holders or citizens--and non-U.S. persons. It would require these "belligerents" to be coded as "high-value detainee[s]" to be held in military custody and interrogated for their intelligence value by a High-Value Detainee Interrogation Team established by the president.

Note: Read the bill https://assets.theatlantic.com/stati...s/ARM10090.pdf. For lots more on serious threats to civil liberties,Civil Liberties News Articles

[LenInSebastopol]

The bill is only 12 pages! As I read it, seems logical in this day and age, no? Of course if one wishes simply to create hysteria and the "chicken little" response, the sky really is falling! Defines what, who, how, and mentions names, like Al Queda and those supporting such. Maybe you've never been surrounded by people that want to kill you? Creepy stuff at times.