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Old 03-08-2006, 12:54 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The problem with calling people "enemy combatants" is that it is very vague and allows our government to avoid following the rules of the Geneva Convention. They can pretty much call anyone an enemy of the USA and throw them in prison without a trial.

This is simply not acceptable behavior no matter how you semantically twist the argument.
very true. wat do u think they should be refered to as??



If this truly is the "WAR on Terror" then they are POW's and they deserve all the rights entitled to a POW.
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There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.