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Originally Posted by spudcon
Why does a group who purposely murder innocent women and children deserve the same rights as a soldier engaged in battle, defending his country, and following orders from his legitimate government?
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Because that's one of the principles that America was founded on. You don't know that any given person incarcerated in Guantanamo is guilty of murdering anyone unless and until they have a chance to a fair trial.
It often seems to me that those who are loudest in wanting to protect our country are the quickest to forget what made it worth protecting in the first place.
06-16-2008, 04:07 PM
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