On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Declan McCullagh wrote:
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:13:41AM +0800, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote:
I'll say it again - these are not prisoners of war!
This is the heart of the matter. If the detainees are determined to be POWs, that triggers a certain level of legal protection. So far, it seems as though the U.S. is saying they are not but we'll extend them some of the benefits because we're nice guys.
The current administration keeps waffling on if this is a war or not. When it suits their purposes (getting money out of congress, censoring the press, and trampling on the constitution and bill of rights) it is a War. When it does not suit their purposes (like how they treat prisoners), it is not a War. Speaking of "Missing In Action"... Anyone know what Cheany is up to? If life imitates the movies, we are either seeing a remake of "Dave" or "Weekend At Bernies". -- alan@ctrl-alt-del.com | Note to AOL users: for a quick shortcut to reply Alan Olsen | to my mail, just hit the ctrl, alt and del keys. "All power is derived from the barrel of a gnu." - Mao Tse Stallman