US: House Passes Drastic Detention Measures in Defense Bill

The US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill on May 26, 2011, that includes counterproductive measures to force more military trials at Guantanamo and permanently expand the president’s power to militarily target and detain without trial people with no connection to 9/11. (Washington, DC) - The US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill on May 26, 2011, that includes counterproductive measures to force more military trials at Guantanamo and permanently expand the president's power to militarily target and detain without trial people with no connection to 9/11,…

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