Abdul Al Qader Hussain v. Barack Obama

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

Opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS, concurring in the judgment.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

The district court denied appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his detention at Guantanamo Bay. We affirm the district court because its findings of fact were not clearly erroneous, and those facts support the conclusion that appellant was more likely than not a part of enemy forces at the time of his capture.

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The background of this case is set forth in the district court’s thorough opinion, see Hussein v. Obama, 821…