Article: US designates Qatar man as enemy combatant

US designates Qatar man as enemy combatant

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The United States designated Monday a Qatar man as an enemy combatant, putting him under the Pentagon control and depriving him of the rights afforded defendants in the civilian US criminal justice system.

Ali Saleh Kahlah Al Marri, 37, has been in US custody since 2001, first as a material witness and later on charges of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and credit card fraud.

Al Marri, who allegedly have been ...

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