----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Treatment Of Prisoners (was RE: Tragedy in Israel)
> > > What I've been trying to say is that we should adhere as closely as > possible to the established humanitarian criteria. That and allow > the court to judge them. I don't like the military tribunal and I > don't like the Guantanamo setting. I think that the format should be > open and fair according to standards we have set for ourselves. > This is important to our position as world leaders as well as from a > historical perspective. The only reasons to allow cruelty and > vindictiveness to creep into the picture are hatred and vengeance. > I think the Guantanamo prison is one of the best ideas to come up during this ordeal. But I hope it is temporary and not to be used unless a similar situation occurs. It is remote enough to discourage prison breaks and the winters there are mild enough that the prisoners should be comfortable enough. It also protects the prisoners from public scrutiny *and* from American prisoners. Can you imagine how prisoners in an American high security facility would treat Alquieda and Taliban members? xponent rob
