Republicans push to widen ‘war on terror’ detention
Politics • November 2010 • Views: 402
One of President Barack Obama’s top critics in the US Congress called for bolstering US powers to detain “war on terrorism” fighters — including US citizens — indefinitely and without trial.
“Congress should ensure no court in the land questions the legal authority for our forces to prosecute this war,” Republican Representative Buck McKeon, who is likely to become chair of the House Armed Services Committee next year.