Would U.S. Need To Read Bin Laden His Miranda Rights?

All Things Considered, NPR by Frank James | Nov. 18, 2009 (News Report)

Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to give a federal court trial instead of a military commission hearing to five Guantanamo detainees the government has linked to the 9/11 attacks has led to criticism that the Obama Administration is transforming the war on terror from a military to law-enforcement affair.

This has led some critics to wonder if captured terrorist suspects would have to be read their Miranda rights on being captured by U.S. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Nov 18, 2009 - 10:04 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Nov 19, 2009 - 12:25 AM PST

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 by Cynthia Gilbert - Nov. 18, 2009

Additional context and commentary/opinions from other sources would have been very helpful

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