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| The Law of War in the War on Terror by Jeremy at 5:06 pm EST, Dec 23, 2003 | |||
What are the boundaries of the Bush administration's "war on terrorism?" The language in use stretches the meaning of the word "war." The Bush administration has used war rhetoric precisely to give itself the extraordinary powers enjoyed by a wartime government to detain or even kill suspects without trial. In the process, the administration may have made it easier for itself to detain or eliminate suspects. But it has also threatened the most basic due process rights. The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch writes in the January/February 2004 issue of Foreign Affairs. This is just one of several excellent articles in the latest issue. | |||
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