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

Gary Britt wrote:
> We aren't discussing ancient history.  We are discussing a very specific
> incorrect summary of a specific matter.  You used to have slaves all
> over your colonies, and have committed far more atrocities in the name
> of empire than the USA may have accidentally committed.  And the
> religion of Islam some say was founded by a deposed Iranian prince who
> used a criminal fresh out of jail to con a nation for power and wealth.
>

some say? You mean your nutty fascist bum boys?

We abolished slavary globally as far as we could which involved many
actions off West Africa against American slavers who somehow did not seem
to believe that any evident truths extended to those of a dusky hue.

Adam


> Gary
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>> Adam

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