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To: Atlantic Bridge
Since the inmates are no POWs but simply terrorists they could claim the normal rights of a criminal if they would be arrested in the US.

Have your even READ the Geneva Conventions????

The status of these "detainees" is quite clear - they forfieted thier protections under the Conventions the moment they, as "civilians", bore arms or conspired to do so against the US - they are subject to MILITARY Jurisdiction - not Criminal - just READ the Conventions - it is VERY clear.

292 posted on 12/24/2005 1:23:37 AM PST by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: An.American.Expatriate

YEP! Just read it:

Third Geneva Convention (or GCIII)

(Art 4) "Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy"

o "Members of the armed forces"

o "militias...including those of organized resistance movements...having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance...conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war"

o "Persons who accompany the armed forces"

o "Members of crews...of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft"

o "Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms"


293 posted on 12/24/2005 1:46:57 AM PST by Atlantic Bridge (O tempora! O mores!)
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To: An.American.Expatriate

Since terrorists act usually in occupied areas they can not claim the protections of the Geneva Conventions. Gitmo is a legal "chewing gum"...


294 posted on 12/24/2005 1:49:46 AM PST by Atlantic Bridge (O tempora! O mores!)
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