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Subject:	left-leaning pantywaists in Britain (Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:43:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes: > 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 Lawrence You are nothing but a left leaning pantywaist! Below are two views on this issue which I read at the weekend: From the New York Times, Jan 29 ==+== Following the standards of the Geneva convention, a treaty signed by Washington and properly ratified by the Senate, does not require coddling violent enemies of the US. It simply requires applying America's proud standards of justice to them. ==+== From the Anchorage Daily News, Jan 28 ==+== So some of the left-leaning pantywaists in Britain think the Taliban killers ...are being mistreated. Bug out, you British wimps. Where is Margaret Thatcher when her country needs her? ...The British complainers should save their compassionate concern for the underclass of London, Birmingham, Manchester and other metropolitan areas ...the poor live in depressing, ratinfested neighbourhoods- and who would welcome clean clothes and living quarters and enough to eat every day. ==+== So the US press does talk about this... Scott A

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		Re: left-leaning pantywaists in Britain (Re: So are they prisoners of war or what?)
(...) And totally misses the point, though the first one about standards of justice stares it in the face and still misses it. The point is whether they are being treated better or worse than American citizens accused of similar crimes would be (I (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		So are they prisoners of war or what?
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 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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