Obama abandons term 'enemy combatant'

The Obama administration is abandoning one of President George W. Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant.

In court filings Friday, the Justice Department said it will no longer use the term to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

The Justice Department says prisoners can only be detained if their support for al-Qaida, the Taliban or "associated forces" was "substantial."

But it does not define the terms.

[An Ldotter suggests: CAIR Bears.]

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