Detention Policy Resource Kit

During consideration of the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a misinformation campaign was directed at the detainee provisions in the NDAA. This campaign was riddled with inaccuracies, and the House Armed Services Committee actively pushed back to ensure our warfighters had the authorities they needed to combat al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces trying to kill Americans. In the FY13 NDAA, the House passed language reaffirming the habeas corpus and due process rights of American citizens while defeating attempts to give foreign terrorists greater rights. The following is a summary of that rebuttal, including fact sheets, congressional testimony, letters, editorials, and op-eds. 

Fact Sheets

Letters

Congressional Testimony

  • Steven Bradbury Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee

    Steven Bradbury testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 29, 2012 regarding proposed legislation concerning the detention of American citizens. (Steven Bradbury Testimony to Sen Judiciary 2-29-12.pdf - 373.2 KBs)
  • Fmr. Attorney General Michael Mukasey Testimony to HASC

    Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey testified before the House Armed Services Committee on July 26, 2011 at a hearing entitled "Ten Years After the 2001 AUMF: Current Status of Legal Authorities, Detention, and Prosecution in the War on Terror." (Mukasey HASC Testimony.pdf - 74.4 KBs)
  • Daniel Dell'Orto Testimony to HASC

    Daniel Dell'Orto testified before the House Armed Services Committee on July 26, 2011 at a hearing entitled "Ten Years After the 2001 AUMF: Current Status of Legal Authorities, Detention, and Prosecution in the War on Terror." (Daniel Dell'Orto HASC Testimony.pdf - 117.9 KBs)
  • Steven Engel Testimony to HASC

    Steven Engel testified before the House Armed Services Committee on July 26, 2011 at a hearing entitled "Ten Years After the 2001 AUMF: Current Status of Legal Authorities, Detention, and Prosecution in the War on Terror." (Steven Engel HASC Testimony.pdf - 957.4 KBs)

Best of Op-eds, Editorials, and Articles

"Editorial: Detained and Confused"
Wall Street Journal
May 17, 2012

"Editorial: Smith-Amash Dismantles Architecture Protecting the Homeland"
Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2012

"Defeating National Defense: Defense Amendment Aims to Grant Terrorists Legal Rights"
Washington Free Beacon
May 16, 2012

"Editorial: Obama's Missing Detainees"
Wall Street Journal
March 30, 2012

"Editorial: Obama and Dictatorship"
Washington Times
January 3, 2012

"Editorial: All the President's Detainees"
Wall Street Journal
December 30, 2011

"Don't Believe the Rumors about the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act"
Rep. Tim Griffin
Daily Caller
December 22, 2011

"Bill’s Detainee Provisions Reaffirm the Law of War"
David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
Roll Call
October 27, 2011

"Editorial: Reauthorize the War on Terrorism"
Washington Post
May 17, 2011