Belligerence
On New Year’s Eve, December 31st 2011, US President Barack Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA). The Act was passed in the House of Representatives on May 26, 2011 by a vote of 322 to 96. The Act was passed in the Senate on December 15, 2011 by a vote of 86 to 13.Below is an excerpt from the Act, the wording of which makes it legal
to incarcerate United States citizens without recourse to any form of
judicial process. Essentially these words say that if the government
deems any person to have committed a “belligerent act” that person can be detained indefinitely without trial.
Subtitle D — Counterterrorism
SEC. 1021. AFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES TO DETAIN COVERED PERSONS PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORIZATION
FOR USE OF MILITARY
FORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL. — Congress affirms that the authority of the President
to use all necessary and appropriate force pursuant to the Authorization
for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note)
includes the authority for the Armed Forces of the United States to
detain covered persons (as defined in subsection (b)) pending
disposition under the law of war.
(b) COVERED PERSONS. — A covered person under this section is any person as follows:
(1) A person who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist
attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored those
responsible for those attacks.
(2) A person who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the
Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against
the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act or has directly supported such hostilities in aid of such enemy forces.
(c) DISPOSITION UNDER LAW OF WAR. — The disposition of a person under
the law of war as described in subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Detention under the law of war without trial
until the end of the hostilities authorized by the Authorization for
Use of Military Force.
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Full Text
The full text of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (PL 112-81):
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