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So are they prisoners of war or what?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:16:42 GMT
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Given the amount of debate here following Sept 11th, I am surprised this hasn't come up in this forum before.
Are the al-Qaida suspects detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base being treated fairly?
And if the US is at war with terrorists, are they prisoners of war?
lawrence
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 | | Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?
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| (...) They are human beings first. As far as I can see the whole issue is being undertaken for the benefit of US domestic opinion - which *appears* to largely support what is happening (the power of governing by focus group). I'm sure OBL is very (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?
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| (...) hasn't come up in this forum before. (...) treated fairly? (...) Dubya conveniently avoided having to worry about that distinction by not actually declaring war. The 'war on terror' is a colloquialism, a title for a foreign policy inititive (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?
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| (...) As an aside to begin with I am concerned that no Americans have responded to this thread. Possible reasons for this are: They have not seen the pictures we have and so do not think the prisoners are being mistreated. They have seen more (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?
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| (...) Probably. I suspect you mean, "are they being treated legally?", to which I would answer, probably not. (...) Interesting gray area. In the conventional sense, I would think not - but they would then have the rights of any accused criminal (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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