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The Role of Article III Courts in the War on Terrorism
Academic journal article from The William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4
Beginning of article
INTRODUCTION
After determining that the terrorist group Al Qaeda was behind the devastating attacks in New York and Washington, D.C, on September 11, 2001, the United States launched a counterattack against Al Qaeda bases located within Afghanistan, as well as that country's Taliban rulers who had sheltered the terrorists. Within weeks, the United States had ousted the Taliban from power and routed out Al Qaeda, though notably, many of Al Qaeda' s top leaders remained on the loose. Nevertheless, the United States and its Afghan ally, the Northern Alliance, captured a number of suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters.
The United States released many of these prisoners after …
