Transcript: New Appeals Court Mulls 'Enemy Combatant' Labels

ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
08-24-2007
New Appeals Court Mulls 'Enemy Combatant' Labels

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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Lawyers went before a brand new military appeals court today to argue about which detainees at Guantanamo Bay can be brought to trial. Specifically, the court is considering the case of Omar Khadr. He's a Canadian citizen and he was 15 years old when he was captured in Afghanistan in 2002. He allegedly killed a U.S. soldier.

A military commission at Guantanamo has ruled that it has no jurisdiction in the case. The arguments today were about that ruling.

Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler, who is leading Khadr's ...

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