White House Allegedly Behind Bill Allowing Military To Arrest And Detain American Citizens Indefinitely

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Dec 14, 2011, 7:14:47 PM12/14/11

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White House Allegedly Behind Bill Allowing Military To Arrest And Detain American Citizens Indefinitely
Is President Obama really likely to veto a Senate bill that passed the Senate that allows for the military to indefinitely detain Americans? Not likely. According to Sen. Carl Levin - chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee - who headed Democratic Party negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, it was the White House that insisted on the military having the option - instead of police or federal law enforcement - to detain American citizens considered "belligerent" to the security of the nation. Glenn Greenwald points this out in a commentary that includes a videotape of Senator Levin making the claim about White House culpability in the phrasing.