From: Gary Britt 


You are wrong.  Prisoners of War can be tried for violating the normal
rules of war.  See Nuremberg.  Others can be held for the duration of the
conflict without any trial seeking a sentence of confinement.  Those tried
and found guilty of some violation of the normal rules of war can be held
BEYOND the term of the conflict in accordance with their sentence.  Again
see Nuremberg.

Gary

Adam > wrote:
> 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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