A military captive of the
United States with no freedoms, rights or privileges. The nomenclature derived from a series of controversial acts passed by the Bush Administration (in particularly the Patriot Act), under which such "
enemy combatants" are neither accused criminals with Constitutional Rights, nor War Prisoners subject to Geneva Conventions.
See slave.
No, he does not have a right to a
lawyer or a
speedy trial. He does not have the right not be tortured either. He's an Enemy Combatant, not a POW or accused
criminal.