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Originally Posted by weekly
Here's a thought. Not all soldiers wear uniforms and salute. I would assume that since this guy is working for an organization with various ranks and a chain of command, that he is a soldier and qualifies.
How do you feel about the American "contractors" in Iraq who wear uniforms, carry weapons, and guard military facilities. Are they soldiers? Or are they mercenaries. Which raises the question are mercenaries soldiers.
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Soldiers serve in the military of a country and the different terrorist orgs do not serve in the military of a country thus they are not legitimate soldiers by definition...but if we wanted to give them the status of being a soldier that would mean they would be POW's and could be held without trial for the duration of the "global war on terrorism" and as I stated the end of that war will be when hell freezes over.
Mercenaries...are civilians just as the "terrorists" are civilians...by definition.