"The detainees could be:
1. Enemy combatants interned as POW's
2. Enemy irregular combatants/spies subject to summary execution or whatever
3. Terrorists or criminals under arrest and held to answer (eventually) for some criminal offense"
I replied that door number 2 sounded correct to me. IMHO, this should be their status and that they are merely enjoying a generous, BUT temporary reprieve.
Number 2 all the way. Do whatever is necessary to get any information we can from them, and then one shot each in the head.