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system. if you have a justice system that s set aside for none-citizens, it will never have validity. reporter: even recent reforms passed by congress don t give defendants in military commissions the protections they would have in federal court. but a former top pentagon lawyer believes they are fair and all detainees should be tried there. i don t see the need or have the desire to put those people who are not citizens, who were detained on a battlefield, who were fighting against united states soldiers, i don t see giving them the same rights that united states citizens would have. reporter: the case is expected to move forward this week. its success or failure could affect the administration s decision on where to try the more notorious 9/11 conspirators courts or commissions. back to you. jeanne meserve for us in washington, thanks so much. there s new attention this morning on the volatility in afghanistan. after the brutal killings of ten aid workers.
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