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Graham Proposal Would Continue Indefinite Jailing of Terror Suspects

HeadlineMar 24, 2010

In other news from Washington, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has unveiled a draft measure outlining a new framework for the treatment of foreign terror suspects. Graham’s bill would authorize continued imprisonment without charge and establish a national security court to try the prisoners’ cases. In a partial endorsement, the White House has begun circulating the measure on Capitol Hill despite objecting to certain provisions. The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the proposal, saying, “If Senator Graham’s legislation is introduced, Congress must stand strong and uphold our most cherished values, not cement into law policies that rival the worst of the Bush administration’s legacy.” The US meanwhile has released three Guantánamo Bay prisoners to the country of Georgia. Their identities have not been released.

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