From: Gary Britt 


I believe they are in or implied in one or more of the Geneva Conventions.

Gary

Geo. wrote:
> What document has the term "enemy combatants" in it?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>> Whose arguing take Bush's word.  I don't blame you for being skeptical
>> about that.  I hate it that you guys keep putting me in the position
>> of defending him.  At least I hate it now.  Its the Supreme Court's
>> words that count and the treaties we entered into centuries AFTER
>> Jefferson died.  Those cases and treaties helped add terms like enemy
>> combatants and illegal enemy combatants to the modern day lexicon.
>> Jefferson never wrote about Nazi's and world war II either, but
>> doesn't mean Nazi's didn't exist.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Geo. wrote:
>>> Um no, these are the words of Jefferson
>>> http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1520.htm
>>>
>>> find anything official (as in terminology used by government or a
>>> court) written prior to 2001 that uses the term "enemy
combatants",
>>> it doesn't exist.
>>>
>>> Given the choice today of trusting bush to do the right thing with
>>> gitmo or trusting jefferson, I think I'll take jefferson hands down.
>>>
>>> Geo.
>>>
>>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>>>> The Tripoli pirates that were summarily dispatched by Teddy R would
>>>> be but one example.  They were enemy combatants and illegal enemy
>>>> combatants. They were just as dead, without trial, indictment, or
>>>> other criminal law constitutional applications.  A rose by any other
>>>> name....
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>
>

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