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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (11887)11/29/2001 2:48:49 AM
From: SirRealist  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Thus, it's perfectly legal, and constitutional<< Hawk

It has yet to be tested, constitutionally. And the proposed tribunals have markedly different rules than those you mentioned, so the precedence is thin at best.

I concur that the leadership will most likely not live to see a courtroom, which is peachy by me.

As for morality, the point in war is not to be right, but to outlast the other side and to be effective. But the point in being a USA citizen, to me, is the recognition that, like all civilizations, we are not static. I will continue to pursue a nation that always aims to be better than it was the day before, while remaining effective. And I strongly believe it can be done without jury-riggi... I mean, tribunals.



To: Hawkmoon who wrote (11887)11/29/2001 4:31:14 AM
From: unclewest  Respond to of 281500
 
just received this...

After participating in a successful cavalry charge against the Taliban
armored position an Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant was asked,
off the record, about the war effort and he replied somewhat philoso-
phically. . ."It is God's job to forgive Osama bin Laden. It is the Army's
job to arrange a face to face meeting."