From: Gary Britt 

OK, well then you agree with me.  The Al Marri decision that started this
discussion would apply criminal law rules to a german pow, and quotes of
the preamble to the constitution are irrelevant.

Gary

Geo. wrote:
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:46714cc5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> So you are saying that german prisoners of war in WWII were entitled
>> to a trial before a federal judge and proof beyond a reasonable doubt
>> that they violated some applicable USA criminal statute??
>
> No, war time laws are different than peace time laws. Don't confuse
> different laws vs applying the same law to different people. What I'm
> saying is iraqi pow's are entitled to the same rights as german pow's
> and calling someone a combatant in the war on terror instead of a pow
> changes nothing.
>
> Geo.

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