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To: zonder who wrote (5040)	3/6/2003 6:55:02 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

The was is on terrorism. And it will never be won. Wait just one minute.. All of these peaceniks who are screaming that we should be fighting the "war on terrorism" and not war against a nation whose government has declared UN binding resolutions "null and void", and revealed the institution to be nothing more a confederation of special interests who will be so brash as to put their own economic interests in front of the enforcement of your precious "international law".. From now on, the UN will 1.) hesitate/avoid issuing such binding resolutions in the future, for fear they may "p** in their own economic pool", 2.) encourage every despot dictator like Kim Jong Il to intimidate the international community because they now know they can get away with it.. and 3.) destroy the very institution (the UN) they claim they are trying to preserve... Oh that must be why the legal community is screaming bloody murder over Bush's treatment of prisoners? They don't know the Geneva Convention? No.. that must be why they are also refusing to enforce the binding UNSC resolutions that have been outstanding against Iraq for 12 years.. right?? Lawyers will say anything to get themselves into the press.. I haven't heard many CREDIBLE legal authorities state that the US is breaking any international law. They state THEY ARE CONCERNED THIS MIGHT OCCUR, but few have accused the US of doing so at this time.. Big difference... Terrorists live completely outside the norms of international law. They do not acknowlege such law, and there are NO BI-LATERAL AGREEMENTS to ensure their "combatants" are treated as such. That have humanitarian rights, but they are entitled to enjoy the status of lawful combatant, unless they agree to abide by the same standard with regard to their opponents. They are criminals. And more than that, they are criminals who acknowlege ONLY THEIR OWN LAW (or their interpretation of Sharia), not any other country. They write their own rules. Thus, the US can effectively do with them what they wish, within humanitarian guidelines (which the Red Cross inspects). They want to hand them over to Egypt or any number of other states for "questioning", theoretically that can be done because they "men without a country"... But of course, all Al-Qaeda has to do is state they will observe international law regarding lawful combatants and the rules of warfare (and any number of other international treaties, agreements, and customs) and they can obtain POW status. If you knew anything about Sharia, you would know such a thing is impossible. If you understood the goals of the Islamo-Fascists, you would know THAT IS THEIR GOAL. One world, under Allah (and thus, under Sharia).. Hawk