U.S. Won’t Label Terror Suspects as ‘Combatants’
But the Department of Justice filing portrayed the adjustment of the government’s position in expansive terms. In a public statement accompanying its filing, the department said the government’s position had been devised to adhere closely to the requirements of the international law of war, longstanding principles that permit enemy fighters to be held until the completion of hostilities. Full Story »
Posted by Peter L. Combs
