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Originally Posted by Webby
This "deeming" tendency sounds bad. OK... So we now have "illegal enemy combatants"? Don't think that is any term under Internation law is it?? We just made it up to suit... Odd no other country has found their terrorists to have this wonderful status of being both "illegal" and "enemy combatants". But.. suppose it must be like "illegal aliens".
But then we throw in the Geneva convention and some concept that they are "supposed to have a formal tribunal make this decision." Yeah?? :-) Which is it, ya playing by the Geneva Convention or not?
Civilian courts? Ah.. you mean these places that normally decide on military justice in jurisdictions outside US terrirory and under the terms of the Geneva Convention?
Can't help but love the logic! Tho it's in keeping with everything else - it's always an "issue" and, as always, the US is 100% correct and faultless despite the foul reports from a number of international orgs re the concentration camp. Tho according to the Admin - they were all lying or biased. Yea.. dream on, - along with the WMD fantasy in Iraq.
I kinda "deem" there are a lot of idiots around.
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I deem that you are ignorant of the what in fact is written in the Geneva Convention. Combatants that do not wear a uniform...and do not represent any government and do not represent any country are not covered by the protections of the Geneva Convention...end of story.
The detainees are lucky that they are allowed to live. Under military law they could have been shot in the very beginning...as they are not protected by the Geneva Convention or any other law. They live at the benevolence of the USA.