This is actually probably the most significant of the “unlawful combatant” detention cases, as Ali al-Marri was a legal resident of the US arrested in the US, and so whatever precedent we see here would apply to citizens.

The short version is that he was arrested for credit card fraud, but the charges were dropped and he was detained as an enemy combatant, and detained in the US navy brig, where he has been subjected to torture.

The only evidence that has been presented is a, “sworn statement from a defense intelligence official.”

If Bush and His Evil Minions^&trade win this one, and it will actually be heard under an Obama administration, it will mean that the President can lock up anyone at any time for any reason without recourse to the courts.

George W. Bush would have made Stalin proud.