("G.R. Patterson III" wrote)
There is also no limit on the amount of time they may be detained. Many of
the
combatants in WWII were not released until years after the cessation of
hostitilies, and this is in
complete accordance with the pertinent laws and
treaties. The people at Guantano are not military personel dedicated to
any
particular country, which basically means they are armed civilians, which
basically means (under the Geneva convention) we can execute them. Without
trial.


The "explanation" by the administration had me howling - not agreeing or
disagreeing, just howling.

The detainees would not be accorded the standard US system of due process,
etc
because they weren't being held on US soil. *Top* people were spouting that
line for weeks.

My thought was, well ok, what does Cuba's system say about this? Oh wait,
now it is US soil ...sort of.

--
Montblack