Martin Baxter said:
Is the United States not a member of the United Nations and as such a
signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights?


Yeah, but they had their fingers crossed behind their back when they
signed it.

Dave wrote:
And does that say that when you capture people trying to kill your soldiers
you have to immediately let them go so they can return to the battle field?
I don't think so.

I don't either. And nobody has suggested that... gee, and you accuse me
of setting up a straw man.

Tell me, what category of persons can legally be imprisoned indefinitely
with no due process and no recourse, going solely on the gov't's say-so?
Are you in favor of the US becoming a Stalinist state that creates
"un-persons"?

DSK

"DSK" wrote
Tell me, what category of persons can legally be imprisoned indefinitely
with no due process and no recourse, going solely on the gov't's say-so?

Those who would otherwise be put to death where they were captured but who
possess information that we need.