Indefinite Military Detention: President Obama Waives It For Americans

The 4 myths about the detention provision in the NDAA:  

3 of them are here.

The 4th (that Obama didn't want Americans included in the detention provision) is here.

SEN. CARL LEVIN: I'm wondering whether the Senator [McCain] is familiar with the fact that the language which precluded the application of Section 1031 to American citizens was in the bill that we originally approved in the Armed Services Committee and the Administration asked us to remove the language which says that US citizens and lawful residents would not be subject to this section. 

Is the Senator familiar with the fact that it was the Administration that asked us to remove the very language which we had in the bill which passed the committee - and that we removed it at the request of the Administration - that would have said that this determination would not apply to US citizens and lawful residents? 

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