Prisoners of war? What war? Did you see any declaration of war? The power to declare war is a Congressional power, not a presidential power. US Constitution Art. 1, Sec. 8. (That's why Gulf of Tonkin resolution.) No Congressional declaration, no war.
If they were in Yugoslavia itself, as appears increasingly likely, they can be tried for illegal entry as any other person who sneaks across a border can be. We do it to illegal aliens all the time. Or, since there's no war, are they spies? A country is entitled to try and shoot spies.
Legally, Clinton has put himself up a creek without even a canoe, let alone a paddle. |
