"Vito" said:
Problem is you keep looking for a US or UK type trial with all the pomp and
circumstance.


Dave wrote:
No, the problem is that you insist on trying to stretch the word "trial"
beyond all recognition. As I understand your position it's that if one
person in authority looks at a prisoner and says "I think he should go to
jail" or "I think he should go to Gitmo" that's a "trial." Perhaps in some
language, but not in English. It's the antithesis of a "trial." It's the
totally arbitrary exercise of raw power.


Agreed, and well said.

If nothing else, Vito can be proud of bringing us together on an issue!

Another point I'd like to add: the notion that just any old body can be
grabbed any old where, and tortured... or held prisoner indefinitely...
is contrary to basic law. Vito's assertion that captives can be held at
whim and shot any time the captor likes, is barbaric.

DSK