Topic came up in another thread about wether prisoners held by the US military in detention centers off-shore from the US mainland were protected by the US constitution and as such were entitled to their day in court . The US Govt says they are enemy combatants and as such are prisoners of war and therefore covered by the terms of the Geneva conventions , and as such can be held until the end of hostilities .........
My question ....According to the President of the USA and the British Prime Minister we are fighting a war against terror , not any specific country or countries, which seems to me to be a nebulous idea, .......so when do we know when we have won or lost ? . The Allies knew when they won WWII , they had reached Berlin and Tokio.
So are we going to hold all these guys prisoner forever or until they recant their beliefs? (bit like holding Galileo in jail for believing the Earth revolved around the Sun) or do we put these folks on trial , in an international setting, The US Govt. rejects the idea of using The Hague, says it doesn't recognize that Courts validity, (but didn't object to the Bosnian war crimes trials, even though US forces had been involved in the conflict) .
Bullseyebarb ....over to you
