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As we sit in our homes with the warmth of the heater, knowing that tomorrow is another day, facing the daily grind of our own existence, crawling into bed, we as a nation may not know if our freedoms will exist tomorrow. Somewhere on the other side of this world that we share there are many who cannot do that. They are stuck in a place where others determine their daily activities. Their actions are dictated by others: when to go to the bathroom, when to eat, when to pray, when to sleep, all while waiting for a trial upon their guilt or innocence.

Somewhere there is someone who has been labeled and is being held as an "enemy combatant". First let us look at the definition of an "enemy combatant" according to the United States Government.

`(3) LAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- The term `lawful enemy combatant' means an individual who is-
`(A) a member of the regular forces of a State party engaged in hostilities against the United States;
`(B) a member of a militia, volunteer corps, or organized resistance movement belonging to a State party engaged in such hostilities, which are under responsible command, wear a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance, carry their arms openly, and abide by the law of war; or
`(C) a member of a regular armed force who professes allegiance to a government engaged in such hostilities, but not recognized by the United States.
`(4) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- The term `unlawful enemy combatant' means an individual engaged in hostilities against the United States who is not a lawful enemy combatant.

http://thomas.loc.go v/cgi-bin/query/F?c109:1:./tem p/~c109oaWAvy:e4945:

http://www .whitehouse.gov/news/releases/ 2001/11/print/20011113-27.html

For these circumstances, you also have to know what the Military Commissions Act is because of the connection of both that has created a situation in Guantanamo Bay.

"The Military Commissions Act establishes a process for prosecuting terrorists that strikes the important balance of protecting the way in which our country gathers sensitive intelligence, while providing detainees with basic legal protections. With the passage of the Military Commissions Act, we can finally move forward with bringing suspected terrorists to justice and peace of mind to the families of the fallen."

http://thune.senate.go v/public/index.cfm?FuseAction= PressReleases.Detail&PressRele ase_id=354&Month=9&Year=2006

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This is the paperwork from President Bush on the Military

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