See, if that were the cases then we also have a bunch of obligations that we aren't meeting, like allowing them mail and Red Cross visits.
They are not viewed as prisoners of war under the Geneva convention, as they didn't wear uniforms, or carry ID cards. Honestly we could, quite legally, kill them without trial, and not have broken a single law or treaty of the US. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: So, does anyone still trust these guys? > > I thought that was Geneva Convention stuff. Enemy prisoners don't get > released until the fighting is over. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:32 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: So, does anyone still trust these guys? > > > > US law forbids sending them back? References, please. Where they will be > > executed? Specifics? So let's see, you are saying that under US law it > is > > ok to detain someone indefinitely but it's not ok to release him if he > > might be in danger? That just does not make sense. > > > > >On 6/14/06, Dana wrote: > > >> > > >> oh please. As to your first paragraph, see my previous post. As to > your > > >> second... I am surprised you can say that with a straight face. Gitmo > > as > > >> some sort of tough love? > > >> Get real. > > > > > > > > >Once again you fail to understand the plain meaning of words. Gitmo has > > >nothing to do with tough love. We have a bunch of Scumbags locked up. > We > > >don't know what to do with them, because mostly U.S. law prohibits them > > >being sent back to where they came from. What do you propose we do with > > >them? Oh right, you don't propose anything, you just complain. > > > > > >I'm all for leaving them in Gitmo to rot or giving them the option of > > facing > > >trial in Afghanistan, where they will almost surely be convicted and > > >executed. Any takers? > > >-- > > >--------------- > > >Robert Munn > > >www.funkymojo.com > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209245 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
