So, Gitmo would have been OK with you if it was in Iraq? On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know. > > Afghanistan = war zone. > > war zone != laws as normal > > I have no problem with keeping prisoners in a war zone using long-held > prisoner of war rules, including rights to medical but not legal, > until the end of the war in that war zone. > > The problem _I_ had with Guantanamo is that it was a "throw em all in > the same pot" plan, with no distinguishing between where they were > captured, what they were doing, and no possible resolution, since it > wasn't in a war zone, so the "war" could never end. > > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:31 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey > <chumph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > When it comes to some points, there ain't none. I bet this action > > pisses off a few Obama supporters. > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003269.html > > > > Obama Follows Bush Policy on Detainee Access to Courts > > By R. Jeffrey Smith > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Saturday, April 11, 2009; Page A02 > > The Obama administration yesterday appealed a judge's decision > > granting three detainees at a U.S. military prison in Afghanistan the > > right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts, arguing partly that > > compliance would inhibit the future capture of Pakistani citizens for > > detention by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. > > > > The appeal makes clear that, despite the ruling this month by U.S. > > District Judge John D. Bates, the Obama administration for now wants > > to stick with a policy set by President George W. Bush that those > > incarcerated by U.S. troops in foreign prisons have no U.S. legal > > rights. But officials said that did not foreclose a change of heart > > after the completion in July of a comprehensive review of detainee > > policy. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294924 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
