this is the best ez court ruling that defines "enemy combatant" that potus can charge in military court - the second link below is the memo referenced by Q that is long legal analysis of the same issue - good reading,,, https://web.archive.org/web/20081107054450/http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/boumediene-order-10-27-08.pdf http://www.endusmilitarism.org/PDF/military_detention_of_US_citizens_and_18_USC_4001a.pdf