On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 22:22 +0000, John Bowden wrote: > On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 13:59 -0800, Les wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:37 -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 22:20:23 -0500, > > > Lyvim Xaphir <knightmerc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > Phil is a United States citizen. As such he would not have been put in > > > > Gitmo. Club Gitmo is reserved for non-US combatants; as such they do > > > > not fall under the purview of the US Constitution. > > > > > > Bush claims to be able to declare anyone an emeny combatant and then be > > > able have done pretty whatever he wants to you. > > > The US constitution protects the rights of noncitizens (at least it used to) > > > as well as citizens. > > > > > The constitution does not apply to enemy combatants, nor does the > > constitution nor the Geneva convention apply to non-uniformed enemy > > combatants. Currently the situation for these international terrorists > > is that they are not protected in anyway by any laws. However there are > > generally accepted limits of behavior within our country and our > > military that do apply to how prisoners can be treated. However the > > requirements for detention status, duration and or release conditions > > are currently not fully covered by any law or treaty. This may be > > adjudicated soon, but for now that is the status, unless it has changed > > in the last year or so, according to what I was taught when I served. > > > > Regards, > > Les H > > > Unlawful combatants who are nationals of an enemy power do retain rights > under the Fourth Geneva Convention so that they must be "treated with > humanity and, in case of trial, shall not be deprived of the rights of > fair and regular trial". Yeah, *after* the war is over with, I would assert. It would be helpful to provide links to your sources. :) > -- > Registered Linux user number 414240 > Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest > intentions and he was going to blow them up > > LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Off Topic or Political Discussions: http://mandrakeot.mdw1982.com/ http://www.mdw1982.com/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot "Character is what you do when nobody's looking." - J.C. Watts °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
