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The US has already made it very clear that they will not seek the death penalty for these men. It is too much of a deathwish for these men. Both Bin Laden and Hussein want to be murdered by the West. They consider the West to be Satanist devil worshipers, so they welcome the martyrdom that would come.
Originally posted by dom
The US is already acting outside of international law. But what is anyone going to do about it?
Everyone outside of the US knows that US actions are illegal, everyone inside the US has forgotten about Guantanamo's existence thanks to their media's selective reporting. So basically the US build more hostility abroad, nothing changes at home, the world continues, just like after every other previous abuse of international law by the US.
Anyone remember the child prisoners in Guantanamo? That report has been confirmed by the defence department. Did that story appear on the front page of all the US newspapers? I doubt it. But it did appear on the frontpage of quite a few UK newspapers. The beauty of a partially free press...
As to this idea that the US only does bad things because it's run by foreigners... wake up!
Perhaps you can explain why the United States is acting outside of International Law. While you're at it maybe you can tell me what illusion you have found the existence of International Law in. There is no such damn thing. The first thing you need to realize is there are two groups of people being held in gitmo. Type A are the Taliban troops. Those people I agree should not get the death penalty. It's clear that with a leadership like that it's not like many of them had a choice, and in fact many were more than happy to surrender. Type B is al-qaeda fighters. Make no mistake, those people are not POWs, stop making believe they are. These "heroic freedom fighters" deserve NOTHING. No pricey lawyers, no liberal protests, no 10 years of appeals. They are entitled to NOTHING. I don't understand why people in this country insist on fighting for the freedom of these deluded freaks. Why don't the liberals here start an "Adopt a Terrorist" program. I think the government should release all of the al-qaeda detainees to the responsibility of their liberal defenders. However, with the clause that their bleeding heart buddies are responsible for what they do in the future. Oh, and they also should live in your house.
Originally posted by dragonrider
Those are your constitutional rights flying out the window.