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Thread #77812 Message #1393695
Posted By: dianavan
30-Jan-05 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: BS: at what cost is this homecoming?
Subject: RE: BS: at what cost is this homecoming?
Doug R - Gimme a break. I read through enough of it to get the gist of it. Let me translate:
IV - Denying Judicial Review is Contrary to the Law of Civilized Nations
That means that the those being held at Guantanamo are entitled to judicial review. By denying those held, access to the courts, the U.S. is contravening the rule of law and indeed, international law.
Many of those detained were not "picked up on the battlefield" they were turned in by people just like you and me. Some were turned in by bounty hunters. There is no evidence at all that they have terrorist ties. Evidence has to be presented to an impartial court.
A Canadian was sent to a Syrian prison camp by the U.S. and tortured for many months. His crime? When he rented his house he needed to have his signature witnessed. The man who witnessed his signature was suspected of having ties to terrorists.
This was justification for detainment and torture.
Its being done in the name of the United States of America.