I actually read somewhere that the Egyptian detainees at Camp X-Ray (how PC can I get to not say POWs) don't want to go back to Egypt.
They are more worried about the "interrogation" they will receive at home than they are with what the US might do to them. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 12:37PM >>> It's a way of thinking. Go for a perfect example that can't be ignored. And I'm not sure Liberache went to Thailand to sleep with young girls. Not his type. :) But the point still stands perfectly. But to take it the next step, most of the prisoners at the POW camp are not from Afghanistan. Most are from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc. If these countries asked for these guys back for trial then America would be bound to do so. The problem is, these guys have greatly embarrassed their countries of origin and they've just been abandoned to American justice (which is a lot more humane than what they would face at home). > Hey, we picked the same example. Were you also thinking about that famous >piano-player guy? > > Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 12:29PM >>> > Are you bound by your countries laws if your not in your country? If pedophilia is >legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country >to indulge in it? As a citizen of a country, you are bound by its laws. > And that's totally besides the point that this guy was aiding and abetting a >terrorist group who was responsible (directly or indirectly) for an attack on >America. > "Oh, I didn't fly the plane into the building, I just work with and support the >people who did." > > > Judith Dinowitz wrote: > > > We were fighting the Taliban. He is an American citizen. He helped an enemy > > > we were at war with. That's called treason. > > > > Even when helping an enemy you are at war with is treason (I presume it > > is), it was not done on American territory and he was there not in a > > sworn profession. Therefore, it should not be punishable under US law. > > Or else accept the consequence that other countries make laws that are > > extraterritorial as well. > > > > I find it a bit hypocritical(?) to say that the US can have laws that > > govern what Americans do in Afghanistan, but other countries can not > > have laws that govern what Americans do in Afghanistan (ICC). Either you > > recognize that law is bound to the territory of the country that enacted > > the law, or not. Assuming the right to of extraterritorial legislation > > yourself while denying it to others is not a case of setting the right > > example. > > > > Jochem > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
