Daring weekend raids by U.S. armed forces to capture suspected terrorists in Somalia and Libya are generating a hearty debate among national security lawyers who are raising questions about what authority U.S. forces have to enter foreign soil and how long the al-Qaida operative who was captured can be held without trial.

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Professor Ryan Goodman is Co-Chair of the Center for Human Rights for Global Justice.   For additional  analysis of U.S. national security law and policy visit Just Security.