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To: Dan(9698)
"Read the rest of the decision. They can hold "prisoners of war" and "unlawful combatants" without trial until the end of the hostilities. "

WHAT PART OF THIS ARE YOU NOT GETTING! PROVIDING THAT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL HAS BENN LEGALLY ESTABLISHED TO TRY AMERICANS"!

It has not been! Even if it did detain unlawful combatants without tril according to the UCMJ he still has the right to counsel within 48 HOURS! Please do not insult me by saying that I am helping the enemy. I have served this Republic for 27 years. I am defending the Rights of AMERICANS, this mean you as well. I amnot defending a terrorist, I rathe rhave them tried by the Military. But done legally!

24 posted on 06/24/2002 2:00:11 PM PDT by PoppingSmoke
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To: PoppingSmoke
You are mistaken, the rules of war are not part of the UCMJ. They are the "rules of war". A separate set of laws passed by congress.

Congress ammended the rules of war after the war of 1812 to include U.S. Citizens.

During the Civil War people were held until the end of the war without trial. Read all of the Supreme Court decision of 1942. They explain all this.

25 posted on 06/24/2002 2:10:34 PM PDT by Dan(9698)
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