It's nice that there's a forum available to you where you are free to assert and assume whatever you wish, without the inconvenience of any substantiation.
Naturally the thin legal fiction of having a lawyer technically representing you, no matter whether you've been able to speak with him
They were allowed to speak
or exchange any useful information,
How do you know what information was discussed?
makes any brutal prison regime an acceptable one. No matter that the Washington Post article, which started this thread, did not say that all post-Sep.11 detainees have lawyers, and there is reason to believe some do not.
You are free to believe whatever you wish. But that's not a standard of proof that means anything. Personal belief, supposition, unsubstantiated assertion. I'm glad we're not talking about anything like you'd see in a star chamber or brutal prison regime. Glad you exhibit a pristine standard of evidence in contrast to those you revile. Hypocrite.
-Declan
On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 12:55:00PM -0700, Anonymous wrote:
They HAVE representation, and I don't THINK the
Yawn. I never claimed to do original research in this area; I've been writing about other stuff for the last five weeks. My comments were based on news reports and statements by groups like the ACLU. Of course it's easy for "Anonymous" to rant and spew. Doesn't mean we should listen. -Declan On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 02:40:00PM -0700, Anonymous wrote:
It's nice that there's a forum available to you where you are free to assert and assume whatever you wish, without the inconvenience of any substantiation.
Naturally the thin legal fiction of having a lawyer technically representing you, no matter whether you've been able to speak with him
They were allowed to speak
or exchange any useful information,
How do you know what information was discussed?
makes any brutal prison regime an acceptable one. No matter that the Washington Post article, which started this thread, did not say that all post-Sep.11 detainees have lawyers, and there is reason to believe some do not.
You are free to believe whatever you wish. But that's not a standard of proof that means anything.
Personal belief, supposition, unsubstantiated assertion. I'm glad we're not talking about anything like you'd see in a star chamber or brutal prison regime. Glad you exhibit a pristine standard of evidence in contrast to those you revile. Hypocrite.
-Declan
On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 12:55:00PM -0700, Anonymous wrote:
They HAVE representation, and I don't THINK the
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