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May 21, 2009

Obama Considers “Preventive Detention” for Indefinite Jailings
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The Obama administration, meanwhile, is reportedly considering a
“preventive detention” system that would indefinitely jail terror
suspects in the United States without bringing them to trial. The New
York Times reports President Obama discussed the proposal at a meeting
with human rights advocates at the White House. Two anonymous advocates
told the Times that Obama indicated he favored applying the system to
future cases, not prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. Obama is set to
deliver a speech later today outlining his plans on how to deal with
closing Guantanamo.



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