Gitmo, what to do and why?

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-12-2007, 01:32 AM

Why does anyone think noncitizens, captured on foreign fields in far wars, should be tried in civilian courts? These are in effect if perhaps not the letter of the law prisoners of war. No responsible government tries enemy prisoners of war, whether they've been annoying to it or not.

That some think this is the right way to proceed has been made plain. Why they think that way, well, there's where the explanation runs thin. What does it look like?

The try-them faction seems to be following a defeat-America agenda. This is treason, as the Constitution defines it, and no yelling about not saying treason aloud should be allowed or contemplated. Traitors, of course, will do exactly the thing they should not. It's the sort of thing that persuades me they are either not democrats, or else possessed only of summer-day IQ's.

Happy Monkey · 12-12-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Why does anyone think noncitizens, captured on foreign fields in far wars, should be tried in civilian courts? These are in effect if perhaps not the letter of the law prisoners of war. No responsible government tries enemy prisoners of war, whether they've been annoying to it or not.

We've gone out of our way to deny that they are POWs, and to assert their criminality. POWs don't get tried, but criminals do.

View Poll Results: What to do next, share your thoughts and why.
Business as usual, let them rot.	1	6.25%
Trials based on the US Civilian system, civilian judges, lawyers, Habeas Corpus, etc.	6	37.50%
Trials based on Military system of tribunals, but get on with it.	5	31.25%
Guess who is the worst of the lot, release the rest without condition, goodbye, please do not write.	0	0%
Send the lot home, turn out the lights, where they go and what they do not our concern.	4	25.00%
Drop a tactical nuke on the place after pulling out all the US troops, let them meet their maker.	0	0%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

12-12-2007, 01:32 AM	#1
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Why does anyone think noncitizens, captured on foreign fields in far wars, should be tried in civilian courts? These are in effect if perhaps not the letter of the law prisoners of war. No responsible government tries enemy prisoners of war, whether they've been annoying to it or not. That some think this is the right way to proceed has been made plain. Why they think that way, well, there's where the explanation runs thin. What does it look like? The try-them faction seems to be following a defeat-America agenda. This is treason, as the Constitution defines it, and no yelling about not saying treason aloud should be allowed or contemplated. Traitors, of course, will do exactly the thing they should not. It's the sort of thing that persuades me they are either not democrats, or else possessed only of summer-day IQ's. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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