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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (190757)7/3/2006 4:02:38 PM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
The "crime" is being perpetrated against the US and its people. In such, when international law does not prevent such attacks, or end support for declared enemies of the US (Al Qai'da declared war on the US years ago), members of the enemy's organization can be detained until the end of hostilities and final peace treaty.

The article below from this week's Economist has a book by a Joe Marguiles, a lawyer representing some of the inmates at Gitmo, and he says no more than 8% of them are accused of being members of Al Qaeda and more than half of them are not alleged to have engaged in hostile acts to American or coalition forces. Presumably he knows more of the data than you or I.

So most of the Gitmo detainees are not in Al Qaeda and half have not undertaken hostile acts against the US. If that is correct, do you still just give this overwhelming presumption that America is "doing the right thing" in indefinitely detaining without charge these people who are not Al Qaeda and have not taken hostile action against America? Your government won't tell you the specific reason why any of them are there (other than the 10 that have been charged), but you just assume they should be because.........there must be a good reason?

Hell, Chevy Chase could accidentally be in there, we haven't heard much from him in the past 3-4 years!

economist.com
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