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"Criminals don't have to wear uniforms to get access to civil rights."

Not in this country, no, but what civil rights does one have under martial law in Iraq? Are civil rights guaranteed in their constitution? Oh, that's right, they had no constitution. Perhaps you mean in a perfect world criminals don't have to wear uniforms to get access to civil rights, similar to those that we have in the US?

Not in this country, no, but what civil rights does one have under martial law in Iraq? Are civil rights guaranteed in their constitution? Oh, that's right, they had no constitution.

Shall I point out Article 64 of the 4th Geneva Convention?

Art. 64. The penal laws of the occupied territory shall remain in force ...

And you know what? Our rights are not given to us by our Constitution. These rights exists in all men in all countries by virtue of their being human beings. All our Constitution does is tell the federal government that they may not cross the line and violate any of the natuaral God-given rights listed in the Amendments. We would have those rights with or without the Constitution. The Iraqis have those rights as well. The whole point of our being in their country is to help them establish a government that is committed to maintaining those rights among the Iraqi people just as our government is constituted to not infringe on our rights.