ðə tɹaɪbjˈuːnəlz, haʊˈɛvɚ, wɜː nˌɑːt ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn wˈɛðɚ ðə kˈæptɪvz wɜː lˈɔːfəl kˈɑːmbætənts—ɹˈæðɚ ðeɪ wɜː mˈɪɹli ɛmpˈaʊɚd tə mˌeɪk ɐ ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən æz tə wˈɛðɚ ðə kˈæptɪv hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn kɚɹˈɛktli dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə mˈætʃ ðə bˈʊʃ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən əvən ˈɛnəmi kˈɑːmbætənt.
The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants—rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.