What about the Taliban? The Taliban was the recognized government of Afghanistan and should recieve legitimate POW status. Yet they are not.
Don't get me wrong here, i'm not defending either al qaeda or the taliban. If they are guilty of war crimes and whatnot - CHARGE THEM. Let them rot in prison. But the keyword is charge them. Don't just make up rules as you go and leave them in limbo.
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Originally posted by mirevolver
The people being held in Gitmo are Al-Qaeda combantants. And according to the terms of the Geneva convention Al-Qaeda combantants don't qualify for POW status nor do they qualify for the protections and amenities that POWs recieve. So we don't have to give the red cross access, nor do we have to give them access to their countries' diplomatic missions and legal representation doesn't need to be provided.
And because they don't qualify as POWs, they are 'illeagal combantants.' So they should consider themselves lucky that they haven't been lined up and shot by now because I'm sure that's what would have happened to them if they were in the custody of a nation like China.
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