> Dana wrote: > we don't have to allow > this so therefore we don't. I believe the excuse is security
That's the danger - power tends to corrupt. Allowing the State to jail people without due process is corrupt. The POW argument is valid, but only in times of war which have typically been times of invasion. For example, WWII was declared over when the Germans were expelled from foreign countries and faced the razing for their own country. The "war on terror" isn't that type of war. By its definition it been happening forever and will continue forever so normal POW rules don't apply. You have to ask why the POW rules were in place to begin with: an attempt to force our enemies to treat our soldiers with the civility we were fighting for. What are saying to the world if we capture prisoners and throw them into a black hole? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162734 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
