They were fighting for the Taliban, eh?
are people not allowed to defend their own country?
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.
No, I proved that the US used a semantic hack to avoid being in direct breach of the Geneva Convention. In spirit they still are, and I'm very interested in the verdict of the supreme court.
You may also want to take a look at this:
http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm
It's the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Articles 2, 7, 9 and 10 make interesting reading.
And my heart is pumping purple p*ss for them.
Yes, you seem very interested in a reasonable and rational debate
They are not American citizens and thus not entitled to protecting by the Constitution. Or would you have us extend our Constitution to everyone in the world now? I wonder how the Second Amendment, the right to keep in bear arms, will go down with the French Government.
When it comes to detaining and trying people yes, I think they should be given the same rights that you give your own citizens. And don't be silly, you have no say over French law. I think you're smarter than that.
No, but I've been there, and I know people that do live there. What has this got to do with the price of tea in China?
Nothing, I was just interested.