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US Will Charge 'Combatant' in Military Custody

In policy shift, he will get civilian trial, not military tribunal

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:48 PM CST

(Newser) – Ali al Marri, the only alleged enemy combatant held on US soil, will be charged by the Justice Department, possibly for supplying material support to terrorism, ABC News reports. The move to a civilian criminal trial is an about-face from the policies of the Bush...   Read full story »

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