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To: Lou Weed who wrote (190427)	6/29/2006 6:51:15 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

This is a major part of this whole system that I have issue with......if these guys have committed crimes why are they not charged with these offenses?? It seems to be very inconsistent. 1. It's not the US responsibility, nor is it in our authority, to try Iraqi insurgents. It's the perogative and obligation of the Iraqi government. 2. Although WE might have ABSOLUTE EVIDENCE that a particular individual is a terrorist, the source(s) of our information may be so classified that we're unwilling to present the information to the Iraqi government until the network is eliminated. Then we'll work with the FBI, lawyers, and the Iraqi government to determine what information we can provide to them without compromising our sources and methods. It's not an ideal situation, but generally it's considered better to keep them off the streets rather than running the risk that our sources will be endangered. The Iraqi government (and it's subordinate constituents, are still considered untrustworthy and corrupt. Many detainees have been released in exchange for personal "ransom" payments to detention camp guards and supervisors. So while US forces have them under their control, there is often a time-critical nature to the need for information before they hand them over and no longer have access to them. BTW I appreciate the civility with which you reply to my posts and for the candor that you display. No problem.. civility begets civility. And as someone stated, I believe, civility is the grease of civilization. As you can tell we don't see eye to eye on most of our topics of discussion but I respect your opinion as I believe you do mine. Absolutely. It's a difficult topic to discuss without heated emotions. All I have attempted to do is give people reason to contemplate and understand the issue. And I also think it's important to differentiate between what can only be called "corporal punishment" and unbridled brutality committed for sadistic purposes. The latter I could never see being justified. What IS apparent is that we need to have some very realistic international discussion about what rights illegal combatants should, or should not, possess, especially when it's apparent they possess information that is targeting innocent civilians. Hawk