The Taliban was never an officially recognized government of Afghanistan Larry, you know that. The former monarch was living in Spain, and actually the recognized figure internationally until the invasion.
-----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:34 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: speaking of >From what I understand most of the prisoners from Afghanistan were rounded up by the northern alliance. There are more than a few who were just confined because they had pissed off an neighbour or the local warlord wanted their property, or they wanted the reward money. Many of the prisoners originating from Afghanistan had to endure the massacres at Mazar-al-Sharif, where Dostum's militia put the prisoners into steel shipping containers in 100 degree weather. While most of them are combatants (the taliban was the government of Afghanistan at the time of the invasion - ergo they cannot be considered illegal combatants) more than a few were at the wrong place and the wrong time. larry On 7/11/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe you should join them Sam, after all its sounds like lots of fun > living it up in the Caribbean. > > If they were captured on the battlefield they deserve the protection of > the Geneva Convention and to be treated accordingly. Upon the end of > the war they can be released to their country of origin or to the > country where they were captured. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: speaking of > > Didn't someone, maybe Tim address this already? Most of the prisoners > in Club Gitmo were captured on the battlefield shooting at our troops > while posing as civilians. The only way to bring charges against them > is to have our troops brought back to testify against them. If we let > them go they'll just attack us again, so we keep them there until the > war is over and then we release them. Meanwhile they get to live it up > in the Caribbean. :) > > > On 7/11/05, Dana wrote: > > mmmm I don't feel comfortable imprisoning someone indefinitely without > > due process, period, without reference to retaliation... > > > > Dana > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:164344 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
