"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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Simon Robbins wrote:

Now the war is "over", i.e. the Iraqi regime was defeated, and we're
fighting insurgents and "terrorists", why are GC rights accorded when
those
captured in Afghanistan were deemed Unlawful Combatants?

Not all those captured in Afghanistan were considered unlawful combatants.
If
you were an Afghani with no ties to Al Queda you were not considered an
unlawful combatant. If you were an Afghani with ties to Al Queda, or a
foreign
national (Saudi, Brit, American) you were an unlawful combatant. Same is
true
in Iraq. Any Saudi national found conducting combat operations in Iraq is
an
unlawful combatant. We've captured dozens of Saudis, Syrians, Iranians,
Jordons
(is that right?) and they are all being held as unlawful
combatants...however,
they are all *supposed* to be treated in accordance with the Geneva
Convention.

"Jordanians" is the word you were looking for.

Brooks



BUFDRVR

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