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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2134)	1/13/2003 8:37:19 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15992

Hawk - Please. We are getting lost in details and this is a waste of time. Depends on what you define as a "competent" tribunal Zonder There has been no tribunal whatsoever, and that does not change on our definition of a "competent tribunal". I'm fairly positive that all Al-Qaida and Taliban POWs have had their cases reviewed by tribunals of military officers That is very strange. Do you know something that the rest of us ignore? Because, frankly, to the best of the international community's knowledge, THERE HAS BEEN NO TRIBUNAL and NO ANNOUNCEMENT re POW status of detainees. Take a look at what D. Long has posted about how such a tribunal would be, had it taken place: The U.S. military issued regulations in 1997 that set out detailed procedures for such tribunals. Under these regulations, the tribunals consist of three commissioned officers. The regulations also provide that persons whose status is to be determined shall: be advised of their rights at the beginning of their hearings; be allowed to attend all open sessions and will be provided with an interpreter if necessary; be allowed to call witnesses if reasonably available, and to question those witnesses called by the tribunal; have a right to testify or otherwise address the tribunal; and not be compelled to testify before the tribunal. writ.news.findlaw.com; Now, Hawk, tell me: Did such a tribunal take place? Did the detainees get the chance to address the tribunal? Call in witnesses? Was there even a declaration by this imaginary tribunal regarding POW status of detainees? No. So what are you arguing for??? That a tribunal did take place and we don't know about it and that it is being kept a secret and they don't even think it necessary to announce their decision???? Or could it be that NO SUCH TRIBUNAL TOOK PLACE? Occam's Razor, you know....