
60 Words
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How to Read Detention From 60 Words?
"I really feel clueless. And so when I read Gregory's article, I felt like I understood something crucial for the first time," says former National Security Council lawyer John Bellinger. "This is the legal foundation for everything that the US has done ... Everything from Guantanamo Bay to drone strikes and secret renditions have all been hung off these 60 words."
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