Salim Hamdan v. United States

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH, with whom Chief Judge SENTELLE joins except as to footnote 6, and with whom Senior Judge GINSBURG joins except as to footnotes 3, 6, and 8.

Concurring Opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

The United States is at war against al Qaeda, an international terrorist organization. Al Qaeda’s stated goals are, among other things, to drive the United States from posts in the Middle East, to devastate the State of Israel, and to help establish radical Islamic control over the Greater Middle East. Al Qaeda uses…