Does anyone care that the detainees, non-US citizens accused of, among other things, planning the attack on the World Trade Center, are being transferred to US courts for trial?
All legal arguments aside (at least until someone here raises them), does it strike anyone else as problematic to make prisoners-of-war subject to all of the rights of the US justice system?
Take it from there.
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It is incredible that the US government would allow this to happen. All of a sudden these enemy POW's who are out to murder americans have all the rights under our laws that we do.
I agree with Cheney on this one. It is going to end up giving the scum a platform to spew their anti-american hate right here. The sad thing about it is that uninformed americans who see this feel pity and sympathize.
I say, stick to what we have always done. They are prisoners of war and should be tried as such, as has always been done in the past. I don't want to hear about it on TV or on the internet. Let them go away never to be heard of again. Let the military do their business.
It's craziness to give them extra rights.
So is it correct what I heard: that they are going to a prison in Illinois?
The story on the radio about it ended with some local official talking about how much money bringing the Gitmo prisoners to Illinois would bring to the state in the form of federal dollars. So, let me get this right:
1. Illinois Senator gets elected on platform of closing Gitmo.
2. Promises to close Gitmo within the year.
3. Moves some prisoners to Illinois.
4. Illinois receives larger amounts of federal budget for prison.
5. Gitmo stays open at the same cost as before....
Putting aside the security and the legal issues (just like the administration), doesn't this strike anyone like a little bit of cronyism?
Indeed, there are many prisoners being held at GITMO that would be considered POWs by any definition. However, we need to consider each case individually based on the circumstances of their capture and the crimes that were committed and where they were committed.
I believe that some prisoners would be entitled to their Miranda Rights. But those captured on the battle field actively engaged in war fighting activities should be treated differently.
The tough job here is sorting out who is who. We must also remember that if we are going to treat detainees as POWs and potential war criminals that we as a country are also bound by the rules of war and the Geneva Convention.
Just a few random thoughts to consider. There is not one blanket that covers all detainees in this matter.
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