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Al-Qaeda & Taliban unlawful combatant detainees, unlawful belligerency, and the international laws of armed conflict.

From: Air Force Law Review  |  Date: 3/22/2004  |  Author: Bialke, Joseph P.

I. INTRODUCTION

International Obligations & Responsibilities and the International Rule of Law

The United States (U.S.) is currently detaining several hundred al-Qaeda and Taliban unlawful enemy combatants from more than 40 countries at a multi-million dollar maximum-security detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These enemy detainees were captured while engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and its allies during the post-September 11, 2001 ...

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