Indefinite Detention Bill No Longer Faces Veto Threat From White House

[ via Huffington Post ] 15 Dec

The White House on Wednesday abandoned its threat to veto a defense bill that sets in stone the commander in chief's authority to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects, including Americans, in military custody.

The White House had earlier threatned to veto the bill, but reversed course shortly before the House vote.

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Posted in: Politics, Veto, War on Terror, White House