Does the administration support repealing the authorization for the use of military force in Iraq?
What you also have is the authorization for the use of military force by Congress.
United States Armed Forces are detaining in Afghanistan approximately 946 individuals under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) as informed by the law of war.
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United States Armed Forces are detaining in Afghanistan approximately 2, 748 individuals under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) as informed by the laws of war.
Some officials are also pressing the U.S. to more fully describe the terrorist groups the U.S. is at war with under Congress's 2001 authorization for the use of military force, also called the AUMF.
Mr. Obama said for the first time that the 2001 congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force adopted after the Sept. 11 attacks should be revised and eventually repealed to recognize that al Qaeda is a terror organization on the path to defeat.
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee released a statement today arguing that the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force authorizes the U.S. government to detain citizens within the U.S. His comments came in response to the an amendment offered by Sen.
In the Hamdi case, the Supreme Court considered the relationship between the current Authorization for Use of Military Force and the Non-Detention Act, which prohibits the detention of a U.S. citizen, except where authorized by an Act of Congress.
At issue was whether the Authorization for Use of Military Force -- passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001, attacks -- gave the president the power to order the indefinite military detention of an accused terrorist seized on domestic soil.
"I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organized group, let alone al Qaeda, the Taliban, or one of their affiliates -- the only organizations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, as it has been consistently interpreted by all three branches of our government, " he said.
In January, Section 1277 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, which expressly prohibits the use of funds to enter into any contracts or agreements with Rosoboronexport, was enacted into law.
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Under the authorization of Congress in the war against al Qaeda, the authorization to use military force, it is entirely appropriate for the United States to target senior operational leaders of al Qaeda.
We understand that the Senate may shortly be asked to consider an amendment to the FY 1999 Defense Authorization bill that would have the effect of creating a statutory requirement for the U.S. military to cease all use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by 2006, if not before.
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