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Originally Posted by Jerrek
How does imprisoning innocent people protect against terrorists?
Who said anything about imprisoning innocent people?
Because I doubt that all of those 650 people they are holding without charge are terrorists.
They were fighting for the Taliban, eh?
If the US Government have evidence that these people are terrorists, why not persue them through the normal legal channels?
Yes, they should put them in front of military tribunals. I guess they are just waiting a bit.
I think the act was partially concieved to boost his popularity.
And I don't think so. His approval rating was in the 80s when the act was passed.
The Iraq war, I felt was something different. We were told it was about WMD, which weren't found, then we were told it was because of links to Al Qa'eda, which was never proven (and quickly dropped). Then, we were told it was to liberate the people of Iraq, as Saddam was violating human rights.
Funny, but I have a different version. I was told it was about looking into the possession of WMD (as declared by the U.N.), and then investigating it.
At the same time, the US is treating foreign nationals in a way which is in contradiction with the Geneva Convention (which the US have ratified), and its own law. Only by applying a couple of tricks (these are illegal combatants, not POWs, and holding prisoners outside the US), do they (seemingly) get away with breaching the Geneva Convention, and its own law or even constitution. (And as I understand, you're very own supreme court may have a thing or two to say about the latter).
So you have just proved that the United States is NOT violating the Geneva Convension because it applies to PoWs. These guys are not PoWs.
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So, these guys were combatants in a situation referred to as "the war on terrorism", yet because your government tells you they are guilty (the same government that will pick the members of the tribunal which in most countries would be considered a conflict of interests) you believe them. Do your law enforcment people and military never make mistakes?
And if the United States is acting in a fair and legal way by imprisoning people without charge, why not do it on US soil?
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More than one in three Britons think George W. Bush is stupid
At one time the majority of Britons believed in owning slaves.
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Intelligent Answer. Beliefs change. At one time, the human race believed the world was flat and the sun orbited us.