[Toddsterpatriot]

How about here

Hmmmm.....

Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.

You don't think the detainees are civilian persons, do you? What about this?

Nationals of a State which is not bound by the Convention are not protected by it.

[GrandEagle]

Valid point. There are 4 conventions.
Unless these folks were taken captive in a battle, then we don't know if they are or are not civillians, now do we.

Nationals of a State which is not bound by the Convention are not protected by it.
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The provisions of Part II are, however, wider in application, as defined in Article 13.

Art. 13. The provisions of Part II cover the whole of the populations of the countries in conflict, without any adverse distinction based, in particular, on race, nationality, religion or political opinion, and are intended to alleviate the sufferings caused by war.

The Third

Read the whole thing, don't just pick your way through it.

I'm not saying that I agree, what I am saying is that we can not simply do away with the law.

Very shortly I'll be accused of actually being a terrorist I suspect. The SCOTUS did not say that we couldn't detain them, or even try them. What it did say is that they couldn't be tried by a military tribunal.
Don't be so blinded by the Republican party being in power right now, that you loose your respect for the law itself.