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

Gary Britt wrote:
> 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??    You are saying
> that if they were apprehended on the battlefield or as spies in the USA
> by the military without proper search warrants they must be set free???
>
> Are you sure that's what you are saying??  You are either saying that or
> you are acknowledging that there are TWO applicable systems one for
> CRIME and one for WAR.  Each with different rules and standards for
> people apprehended and detained.  You can't have it both ways, so is it
> one system or two systems?
>

But that is precisely what the Bush admin has been trying to do.

Are these people prisoners of war or criminals. If the former then
attacking US etc troops or aiding those doing so is their duty & is not
something they can be tried for.

Adam

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