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News Mauritanian lawyers protest trial of soldiers
Mauritanian lawyers protest trial of soldiers
Christina Gheen
November 21, 2004 02:55:00 pm

The defense team for more than 100 Mauritanian soldiers and civilians accused of a coup attempt said Sunday they will boycott a trial they view as unfair. The lawyers cite the appointment of 2 military officers as judges and...

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News Associate of USS Cole bomber refuses to attend Gitmo status hearing
Associate of USS Cole bomber refuses to attend Gitmo status hearing
Christina Gheen
November 13, 2004 07:28:00 pm

The suspected roommate of a USS Cole bomber and al-Quaida sympathizer Saturday refused to attend a hearing on his status conducted by the US military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The detainee is accused of traveling to Afghanistan to join...

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News Emergency laws to take effect in central Iraq
Emergency laws to take effect in central Iraq
Christina Gheen
November 6, 2004 03:42:00 pm

Iraqi government sources Saturday unveiled a plan to proclaim emergency laws in troubled central areas of Iraq, including Falluja and Ramadi. A spokesperson for the Iraqi Interior Ministry stated that the emergency laws could be imposed without declaration and...

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News UN calls on US to define legal status of Afghan, Iraqi detainees
UN calls on US to define legal status of Afghan, Iraqi detainees
Christina Gheen
November 6, 2004 03:11:00 pm

Concluding its 82nd session in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Committee asked the United States on Friday to delineate the legal status of inmates in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and Iraq. The US, which has been sharply criticized by human...

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On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

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