From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> 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

I am not arguing that we had all sorts of things. However we are not
thinking of returning to that.

Adam

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