From: George Sherwood 

Ad wrote:
> Gary Britt wrote:
>> Yes it was.  It was an inaccurate highly biased and somewhat
>> uninformed summary.
>>
>> We have a criminal system for criminals.
>>
>> We have a *separate* system for war prisoners, enemy combatants, and
>> illegal enemy combatants.  These separate systems have always
>> existed.  They are nothing new.  The congress has declared war and
>> made specific authorizations for handling these people who are at war
>> with us.  If you don't think we are war, then take it up with your
>> congressman, but until the democrats actually vote to declare defeat
>> and surrender, the AUMF and Military Comissions Act, etc remain in
>> full force and effect.
>>
> Ho hum.
>
> How many North Vietnamese were brought to prison camps in the US? How
> many North Koreans?
>
> You've also had prison camps for Americans before (e.g. Japanese
> Americans & earlier Native Americans).
>
> Native Americans were certainly subject to "Military
Commissions" along
> with blankets laced with smallpox however I take it you're not thinking
> of re-introducing that.
>
>

And of course we know the British Empire always treated the native
populations with such respect.  You are such a hypocrite.

George

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