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2010-07-07 Home Front: WoT

Bin Laden's longtime friend pleads guilty to terror charges

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Posted by tipper 2010-07-07 13:34|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 SO..... isn't it against the Geneva Convention to try enemy POW's for merely being at war with your country?

It seems that certain administrations that said they were going to follow international norms were kidding us at the time.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-07-07 18:03|| 2010-07-07 18:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe he will plea bargain it down to participating in a man caused disaster.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2010-07-07 18:11|| 2010-07-07 18:11|| Front Page Top

#3 @#1 The only problem is they aren't part of country with a standard uniform or military. They aren't really part of a military and yet aren't civilians. They are terrorists or enemy combatants. Also, I don't think they signed, recognize or give a rat's behind about the Geneva conventions. The odd thing is, they almost opposite of a UN force. After all, they are a conglomeration of many countries fighting to destroy any thing that isn't like them or adhere to their way of life. Their charter is the Qu'ran and wage jihad. They only thing I can see is to treat them as terrorists. They aren't POW's or Spies or civilians.

Posted by miscellaneous 2010-07-07 18:17|| 2010-07-07 18:17|| Front Page Top

#4 The only problem is they aren't part of country with a standard uniform or military.

The Obama Campaign's official position was that these people should be accorded the same rights and priveliges that uniform-wearing POW's from a regular military have.

Well, one of those rights is, you can't be tried for being in the other army and peeling potatoes or driving someone around.

As far as I know, there is no distinct legal status for _enemy combatants_. There are simply POW's, which do have rights, and _unlawful combatants_, who have rights _until they are found guilty of being unlawful combatants in a trial_.

If you're not going to try them for being an unlawful combatant, I'm unsure there's anything you can try them for.

The administration are hypocrites in this matter.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-07-07 20:53|| 2010-07-07 20:53|| Front Page Top

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