District of Columbia· 4/22/2009

Gherebi v. Obama

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609 F. Supp. 2d 43
2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34649
2009 WL 1068955

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reasoning that “Sympathizers, propagandists, and financiers who have no involvement with th[e] 'command structure[ ]’ ” are not part of armed forces, and therefore can only be detained if they engaged directly in hostilities
“[T]he armed forces of the enemy consist of more than those individuals who would qualify as 'combatants' in an international armed conflict.''
\[T]he armed forces of the enemy consist of more than those individuals who would qualify as 'combatants' in an international armed conflict.\
“Congress authorized the same use of military force, and thus conferred upon the President the same degree of detention authority, with respect to ‘organizations’ responsible for the 9/11 attacks as it did with respect to the ‘nations’ responsible for those attacks.”
“Common Article 3 is not a suicide pact; it does not provide a free pass for the members of an enemy’s armed forces to go to or fro as they please so long as, for example, shots are not fired, bombs are not exploded, and places are not hijacked”

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Judges: Reggie B. Walton

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