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	<title><![CDATA[Court Confirms President's Dictatorial Powers in Case of US "Enemy Combatant" Ali al-Marri]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/court-confirms-presidents_b_113974.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Wake up, America! On July 15, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled by 5 votes to 4 in the case of <em>Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli</em> (<a href="http://brennan.3cdn.net/ecf7038f9904ac8632_5vm6bfbbj.pdf">PDF</a>) that the president can arrest US citizens and legal residents inside the United States and imprison them indefinitely, without charge or trial, based solely on his assertion that they are "enemy combatants." Have a little think about it, and you'll see that the Fourth Circuit judges have just endorsed dictatorial powers....</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-29T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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