We have no system of law to cover picking up people around the world.
Just because you aren't aware of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And the specific authorization given to the President from Congress, he can pick anyone "be believes" threatens the US. The War Powers Act specifically engaged to do just that. Your colossal errors come from a basic unawareness of our rules of law.
remember, a large number were not on a battlefield, in any kind of firefight, but picked up because someone accused them.
Oh I remember. But, it was you telling me the mountain passes of Tora Bora where many of these men were picked up wasn't the battlefield. Sure, there were a few arrested in their homes, or on the street. However, most were captured on the battlefield, you refuse to admit the Pakistan/Afghan mountains are the battlefield, so....:roll:
Like any accused, the due process should involve much of the rights we grant. There is no precedence for the kind of thing we're doing today.
There is much precedence, it's just you...once again...aren't aware if it. And see your error here.....the "due process" should involve...? JD, due process is process due any citizen, no enemy combatant whether precedence or not has EVER been given our process due. Ever. Now, if you'd like to spark on about what due process should be, fine, do that.
Bush early on had a decision to make.
And made it.
He choose to treat this like a war, but then said the GC didn't apply.
That's because the GC has specific rules about enemy combatants out of uniform targeting cililians. What you're completely and rather naively unaware of JD3...is that under the GC, these men could be immediately shot...on sight. Do you deny this is true if we're applying the GC? Think afore you just throw stuff like this out, you look a tad silly here.
He set out to side step rule of law.
and all of the sudden look who can assume and read minds.:shock::lol:
Early on, he could have set up the GC as the rule of law to follow.
And had nearly all shot...correct?
But after years of inaction, the courts had to step in and rightly demanded more.
Placing them at Gitmo...JD....and pouring water into their sinus cavities..and then preparing military tribunals...wasnt inaction. Stop misrepresenting reality, you and I and everyone on this forum know what you've said here isn't true.
The tribunals ended up causing more problems as they were often not fairly run.
Guess that's why Obama is continuing them with many of these combatants, huh? You have no idea of the content or how these tribunals were held, they resulted in KSM and his cohorts pleading guilty, Obama stopped many more tribunals when he entered office. Lies will be confronted on this forum, JD, and you're not telling the trught here. shame on you. You know better than this, you were raised better than this, Boo Radley's character was better than this.
Many on your side ignore this because they see everyone as guilty.
Trying to read minds, JD?
But for those innocent, this was not something that could ever be seen as justice.
To the exact contrary, this has ALWAYS been something that's ALWAYS been seen as justice in fact, has no exception. Enemy combatants have simply never been given rights or due process. Sorry, you're wrong and I appeal to your better half to stop with the untruths.
