Obama Eyes ‘Preventive Detention’ System

20 May 09 | AWC News

President seeks legal basis to hold people who can’t be charged with any crimes.

During a 90 minute meeting with human rights advocates today, President Barack Obama said that he was considering coming up with some sort of “preventive detention” system which would provide him a legal basis to detain suspects as a threat without having to charge them with any crimes. >>>

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