White House Says No Veto Of Defense Bill

[Aerows]

41. No, what it says is...

They aren't *REQUIRED* to be detained by the military. It does not say that they *cannot* be detained. That's a very important point here.

Any person that meets the criteria of "terrorist" or "suspected of terrorism" can be detained. In other words, they can be detained without trial indefinitely, and/or transported to any country. That's a very lovely little provision in there, too.

Here's the part you referred to:

(1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS.—The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States.
(2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS.—The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to a lawful resident alien of the United States on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States.

Oh, and I forgot - WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, waive the requirement of paragraph (1) ( describes what a terrorist is)