McCain, Lieberman Attempt to Ban Civilian Trials for 'Enemy Combatants'

Two senators are set to unveil sweeping legislation that will prevent "enemy combatants" from being Mirandized, Fox News has learned. The legislation by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joe Lieberman, 'I'-Conn., would result in banning all civilian trials for terror suspects who have been classified as enemy combatants and forcing their cases into military tribunals. The bill lays out "comprehensive policy for the detention, interrogation and trial of suspected unprivileged enemy belligerents who are believed to have engaged in hostilities against the United States by requiring these individuals to be held in military custody, interrogated for their intelligence value and not provided with a Miranda warning," according to a release from McCain's office. "Unprivileged enemy belligerents considered to be a 'high-value detainee'" would be required "to be held in military custody and interrogated for their intelligence value by a High-Value Detainee Interrogation Team established by the President," the release states. Reuters: McCain, Lieberman push military to handle terror cases: Two senior senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the military to hold, interrogate and prosecute certain terrorism suspects and also bar them from receiving legal rights afforded most criminals in the United States.