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Originally Posted by Jerrek
These guys are NOT prisoners of war because they are NOT part of the former Afghan military, and they were NOT dressed in military garb.
Agreed. And the accomodations are more than good enough. They live better than some bums on the streets of New York.
Please take your point to Saddam though, and the other dictators.
Then it must surely refer to unborn babies. Then I completely agree with the statement. Innocent children should not be murdered, and they have a right to life. Excellent point.
The people that are being detained without being charged [i]are not American citizens[i] and they are not on American soil. Hence, American law does not apply to them, unless you want to extend American laws across the world.
It is not a human rights violation, for me, to temporarily hold illegal combatants. If you disagree, then we will have to agree to disagree on this point.
Then it should be rephrased. As it stands, I completely disagree with that statement.
Of course. Everyone else has to be wrong because only you can be correct.
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sorry - this isn't aimed at just Jerrek, but I find this kind of "reply to selected parts of a post" 'multiquote' approach, a real pain. Just my opinion, but I feel we miss the big picture, when we reply to posts like that.? - especially when the quotes aren't referenced - is =username too hard?
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