"Jon Beets" <Jon.Beets@pacer.com> wrote :

The military's rules of engagement are very explicit... Anyone giving an order to break those rules are themselves committing a crime.. The integrity to stand up and say its wrong is what has been taught in the military over the past few years as "Moral Courage"... I am not saying the rules don't get broken but if even one person speaks up about what happened then your looking at a very long time of making big rock into little rocks.....

Most likely any high-value prisoners would be transferred to non-military actors and whisked away. The sole obligation of the military would be to keep quiet.

At the same time would we risk torturing prisoners when we have preached for years for other countries to stop this exact same thing...

Absolutely YES, if the stakes are high enough. The potential for these guys having acquired or manufactured exotic weapons and their apparent willingness to use them makes it a high-stakes game.

My bets are on the Al Qaeda personnel who want to tell all.. The ones who are so proud of what they have done they will let you know whatever you want...

They generally seem to do a good job at staying mum in the US courts.

Jon Beets

Mike