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Originally Posted by Willravel
We've stopped using "enemy combatants". It's no longer in our legal lexicon. It was a made-up term to begin with, but it's not even used anymore.
You have to be found guilty to be guilty. It's the entire basis of every justice system in the history of our species.
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From the article you cite:
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The president has the authority to detain persons that the president determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, and persons who harbored those responsible for those attacks," the document says.
"The president also has the authority to detain persons who were part of, or substantially supported Taliban or al-Qaida forces or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act, or has directly supported hostilities, in aid of such enemy armed forces."
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I guess we can use that quote every time we refer to them, or we can call them something in layman's terms. I prefer, not being a legal scholar on the international law of war, prisoners of war. I never did like "enemy combatant".