Posted on 12/20/2001 9:31:16 AM PST by Lance Romance
After Fleischer told a reporter that Walker "is considered, under the Geneva Convention regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, a battlefield detainee," Thomas demanded: "My question falls in line with that. Are we so primitive that we would ship this man in a box, deny him legal rights, deny him the right to see a lawyer, deny him the right to see his parents? I mean, is that America?"
Fleischer tried to calm down the long-time UPI reporter: "Helen, under the Geneva Convention regarding treatment of prisoners of war, the military and intelligence agencies may question prisoners for information that's of military value in the conduct of war without the presence of a lawyer. That is what the Geneva Convention calls for-"
Thomas piped up: "You ship him in a box?"
Fleischer: "-and the Geneva Convention is being followed in this case."
Moran demanded: "So it trumps his constitutional right to-"
Fleischer: "No, this is done consistent with the Constitution."
Moran: "How so?"
Fleischer: "Because what you're referring to, Terry, deals with custodial interrogation-"
Moran: "Right."
Fleischer: "-and that only comes into play, that only comes in as a matter of statute when he is in the custody of law enforcement personnel. He is covered under the Geneva Convention by military personnel, which triggers a different set of statutory requirements."
Thomas, obsessed with parental access: "He can't see his parents? He's not allowed to see his parents?"
Fleischer: "Again, Helen, I think that they are moving forward with a review of the facts in this matter. But he is being treated under the Geneva Convention. He is being protected. He has been given medical care which he was not receiving under the Taliban. And he has received the protection of the United States Armed Forces in a very dangerous battlefield condition."
Thomas charged: "He's being interrogated without a lawyer. Is that fair?"
Fleischer pointed out: "He is being given all his rights, which are far more than the rights the Taliban or the al-Qaeda extended to anybody living there."
Thomas sighed: "Well, we're not comparing ourselves, are we?"
Nevermind. It was just an idea......;-)
I think Bill offered Castro one, but he quickly declined for obvious reasons :-)
MAYBE Warren Christopher "The Undertaker"
Besides. She's probably still trying to figure out the electric typewriter. :-)
I hate to tell you that you're wrong, but Helen stopped breathing some time ago. That noise coming from her is gas escaping. I think that it has something to do with decomposing.
Sorry, I couldn't resist that! ;-)
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He humors her, as any decent person would do with a batty old grandma.
You are probably right after viewing some of the pictures posted of her on this thread! She may be dead and that is just gas escaping from her Clymer mouth. I just thought that it was her left wing mouth forming vile words of hate~! It is probably just gas from her decomposing vile body!
Thanks for helping and old and confused Grampa on this. Just like a liberal, she died and is still collecting a pay check and probably voting two or three times each election!
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