internment
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And in demonstrating that “internment on a massive scale was now not only imaginable but also feasible,” Mr. Brundage writes, America set a precedent that would be followed in every major war to come.
Third, the military collapse of the caliphate 10 years ago didn’t result only in its territorial disappearance; it also led to the internment of several thousand jihadists fanatical to the point of madness.
Before their internment, most of them came from poverty or jail before being enticed, or tricked, into fighting for Russia as mercenaries or on the promise of release from prison.
The demonstration was a protest against the policy of internment – imprisoning people without trial – which had been put in place following three years of violence.
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"And the Everglades internment camp even more so," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
