WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Supreme Court announced it would hear the
case of Yaser Hamdi, a US citizen raised in Saudi Arabia and held at
a US naval base since US troops captured him in Afghanistan.

The high court accepted the case without comment. However, President
George W. Bush has argued that he should be able to detain Hamdi as
an "enemy combatant," a status depriving Hamdi of constitutional
protections.

"As the Supreme Court undertakes review of the Yaser Hamdi case, the
Justice Department will vigorously defend the President's authority
to capture and detain enemy combatants," Justice Department
spokeswoman Monica Goodling said in a statement.

Hamdi was born in Louisiana and raised in Saudi Arabia.

The Pentagon late Tuesday allowed Hamdi access to ......


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[SOAWTVA]Tue May 20 16:59:57 EDT 2003
Subject: [HRC4P/TP] A Letter of Intent for Mr. Yaser Hamdi
doctor.know at excite.com

wrote:
> (The mission of Hampton Roads Citizens for Peace is to oppose war
> and to create a peaceful world where wars, exploitation, and
> inequality will no longer exist. HRC4P is a community based and
> social justice organization. We work to empower a diverse and
> egalitarian society. Join us!)
>
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> May 15, 2003
>
> Dear concerned and vigilant human rights organizations, lawyers,
> activists and friends of Yaser Hamdi:
>
> We are the Hampton Roads Citizens for Peace and Tidewater
> Progressives established in Norfolk, Virginia, USA for the mission
> of peace and social justice. As concerned and vigilant
> organizations, it has come to our attention that Mr. Yaser Hamdi,
an
> American citizen, has been incarcerated without charges for over a
> year in a naval brig here and has been denied legal process or
> access to a lawyer.
>
> We are organizing a major high-profiled rally and march scheduled
> for June 14, 2003 that would bring Mr. Hamdi's predicament to the
> attention of the world here in Norfolk, the home of the world's
> largest naval base.
>
> We are seeking assistance from international and national and
local
> human rights organizations and we would like prominent human
rights
> speakers, activists and any contributions for our rally to protest
> this disturbingly grave violation of human rights.
>
> Any help that you can give us would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Please contact us as soon as possible at:

> e-mail:  doctor.know@excite.com
>
> Sincerely in Peace and Justice,
>
> Hampton Roads Citizens for Peace
> www.hrc4p.org
> Tidewater Progressives
> groups.yahoo.com/group/Tidewater_Progressives
>
>