At 09:29 AM 1/14/02 +0100 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO wrote:
>> I think the Guantanamo prison is one of the best ideas to come up
>> during this ordeal.
>
>I must disagree with that. As I said in my original post (that started this
>thread), Guantanamo was apparently chosen because it is not on US soil and
>therefore the prisoners can not appeal against their treatment.
I have never heard of this legal principle, and I think that your sources
are inaccurate.
We're already seen that the Dutch media has a lower standard when dealing
with America than the American media has when dealing with Europeans. I
would suggest that you double-check your sources.
JDG
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