Miranda Rights For Detainees Sparks Controversy

The White House is reportedly admitting that some detainees captured and held abroad have been read Miranda Rights.

The Justice Department denies  this is a policy change.

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The question of detainees being read their Miranda rights was raised by Rep. Mike Rogers , R-Mich, who just returned from Afghanistan and Bagram.

Rogers, a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee and former FBI special agent, says he witnessed it himself and  that it creates confusion in pursing intelligence on the front lines.

The controversy lies in giving foreign suspects the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney before being interrogated.

Critics say investigators and interrogators could miss out on valuable information.

The Obama administration reportedly suggests this could help legitimize what evidence is obtained in the event of a trial.

U.S commanders tell Fox soldiers are not reading Miranda rights to detainees.  Gen. David Petraeus, head of Central Command, says FBI agents, not members of the U.S military, have read rights to detainees in only a very limited number of cases.

He reportedly went on to say that the practice had been used in other countries previously.

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