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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (24726)7/21/2006 6:29:52 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541428
 

That is just taking your hypothetical to its logical conclusion.


No it is not. The idea that you can capture combatants in a war zone, and hold them even if there is no sentence passed down on them, has no logical connection to the idea that it is ok to round up your political enemies, lock them up, and throw away the key.