Summary: Define Enemy Combatant

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1. Define enemy combatant. Provide examples of who might be deemed as such and why? Enemy combatants are persons detained under the executive order established by former president of the United States, George W. Bush. It also includes the definition of an individual who was part of or supporting Taliban or al Qaeda forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United states or its coalition partners. One example of someone who may be deemed as such is a person who was involved in the September 11th attacks because they wouldn’t have hijacked these planes if they weren’t supporters of Taliban or al Qaeda forces. Moreover, another example of someone who may be deemed as such is someone who did an attack on

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