Court: Bush can’t detain “enemy combatant” indefinitely

“In the United States, the military cannot seize and imprison civilians — let alone imprison them indefinitely.” — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, holding 2-1 today that Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, held without charges for more than four years as an “enemy combatant,” must be released, deported or turned over to the civilian law enforcement system.