----- Original Message ----- From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:21 AM Subject: Re: christian dreams of murder...
> So, Erik, be a reasonable person. How would you deal > with the problem? I have a solution - military > tribunals. Those are better than the people in > Guantanamo have a right to.
Maybe not in all cases. One of the problems the government appears to be having in going to trials is that there isn't enough evidence on a lot of the people. So, its quite possible that there are still some people detained who really deserve a fair trial and to be allowed to go home after being found not guilty.
They are better than > North Korean prisoners got in the 1950s (note, btw, > that Congress did not declare war then - just so you > know). They are actually very fair, with extensive > safeguards for the accused. They are supported by > legal scholars like Stuart Taylor, and, I believe, > Akhil Ammar (not sure about that thought). They are, > interestingly enough, what the Administration has > proposed.
Yes and no. I've seen Rumsfeld state that no trials are needed....they can be held indefinately without trial until the war on terror ends. The problems with this, compared to a war like WWII, are obvious I think. The war on terror will not end until there are virtually no more terrorists. So, the Rumsfeld is claiming the right to hold people without trial indefinitely.
And if the people being held are indeed terrorists . . .
Sillygism 101 Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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