Word: combatantsã
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...prime minister pledged his total solidarity with the Americans in front of the cameras despite the fact that Bush had yielded no ground on the release for trial of the British “unlawful combatants?? who have been held at Guantanamo Bay since they were captured in Afghanistan. Many in the Labour government supposedly view their release as a point of principle—a vast number of Britons certainly do. It was widely expected that some kind of solution would be reached as a reward for Britain’s loyal support during...
...government has argued that these infringements on civil liberties are narrow measures needed to combat terrorism and has assured the public that people will only be declared “enemy combatants?? in legitimate cases of national security. But even if the government honors its pledge, it has exceeded its Constitutional authority—all Americans deserve the liberties afforded to them by the Bill of Rights, whether they are accused of terrorism or tax evasion...