Brian Michael Jenkins
Response
Senator Carl Levin argued in these pages that the NDAA changes nothing. If that were true, there would have been no reason to pass the bill.
Snapshot
The recently signed NDAA confirms the president's authority to detain terrorists in military custody without trial. The bill's proponents consider it a boon to counterterrorism efforts but it will only hinder intelligence collection; chill information sharing among local, national, and international law enforcement agencies; and alienate the American Muslim community.
