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Ali al-Marri

Court Confirms President’s Dictatorial Powers in Case of US “Enemy Combatant” Ali al-Marri

20.7.08

Wake up, America! On July 15, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled by 5 votes to 4 in the case of Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli (PDF) that the President can arrest US citizens and legal residents inside the United States and imprison them indefinitely, without charge or trial, based solely on his assertion [...]

The torture of Ali al-Marri, the last “enemy combatant” on the US mainland

5.11.07

As the Fourth Circuit appeals court considers the case of Ali al-Marri, Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, investigates the story of the last “enemy combatant” held without trial in Guantánamo’s shadowy American counterpart, the naval brig in Charleston, South Carolina.
Torture is defined in many ways. To the US administration, nothing that it ever [...]

The ordeal of Ali al-Marri

15.6.07

There used to be a belief –- no doubt Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would describe it as ‘quaint’ –- that people accused of a crime were presumed innocent until proven guilty. That was in the olden days, however, before the world-changing events of 9/11, after which, according to the powers that the President of the [...]

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