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To: ejdrapes

The fact is the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to fighters who a) are not fighting for a Nation b) people who target civilians, and randomly at that. We fall into a trap if we give these savages the rights that they deny us in their war against civilization.


37 posted on 06/13/2004 6:54:14 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Liberalism corrupts. Absolute Liberalism corrupts absolutely.)
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To: elhombrelibre
The fact is the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to

Doesn't matter, thats not what the article is about. The article is about administration officials purportedly approving these techniques and then prosecuting soldiers and denying they approved. That may not be true, but its what the article is about.
39 posted on 06/13/2004 6:57:37 PM PDT by Arkinsaw
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To: elhombrelibre
The fact is the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to fighters who ...

Stop right there. Most of the detainees in Abu Graib were not "fighters" but civilians swept up in curfew violations or some such.

62 posted on 06/13/2004 8:21:58 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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