Questions and opinions on torture/insurgent "rights"
OK, I am going to ask a few questions on this hot topic of torture and the rights of captured insurgents.
1. Do you think we should torture enemy combatants captured out of uniform and armed?
2. Do you think we should detain them in prison? For how long?
3. What rights should be extended to them if you think they should be imprisoned?
4. What rights should they be denied?
I am going to answer these for myself, and I expect it to be unpopular. My answers are as follows.....
1. ABSOLUTELY. According to the Law of Land Warfare, anyone captured armed out of uniform has no rights. They can be summarily shot on the spot. Don't believe me? Read about Nazi Werewolf squads and their resistance into 1947. They were shot on the spot after they were "questioned". I have no issue with this. If you want the protections afforded to civilized warfare then fight in uniform. If captured in uniform, then P.O.W. rules apply. Name, rank, serial number...ect. Then basic care and shipment to a P.O.W. camp.
2. This is a big problem for me. If they are captured in uniform, keep them as prisoners of war until their country surrenders. Then parole them after 2 years. If out of uniform, get any information from them you can, by any means, then shoot them.
3. Food, water, and a place to sleep. After that Red Cross packages and censored mail, just like prisoners of war. Basic Exercise and thats about it. Nothing more than I would expect if I were captured by civilized enemies, notice a lack of head being cut off.
4. They should be denied any material relating to their cause. Would it have been cool to give captures Nazi or Imperial Japanese propaganda for their side? I know in the case of religious zealots, it denies them their right to religion, but oh well. If they are zealots, they better know it all from memory anyway.
1. Do you think we should torture enemy combatants captured out of uniform and armed?
2. Do you think we should detain them in prison? For how long?
3. What rights should be extended to them if you think they should be imprisoned?
4. What rights should they be denied?
I am going to answer these for myself, and I expect it to be unpopular. My answers are as follows.....
1. ABSOLUTELY. According to the Law of Land Warfare, anyone captured armed out of uniform has no rights. They can be summarily shot on the spot. Don't believe me? Read about Nazi Werewolf squads and their resistance into 1947. They were shot on the spot after they were "questioned". I have no issue with this. If you want the protections afforded to civilized warfare then fight in uniform. If captured in uniform, then P.O.W. rules apply. Name, rank, serial number...ect. Then basic care and shipment to a P.O.W. camp.
2. This is a big problem for me. If they are captured in uniform, keep them as prisoners of war until their country surrenders. Then parole them after 2 years. If out of uniform, get any information from them you can, by any means, then shoot them.
3. Food, water, and a place to sleep. After that Red Cross packages and censored mail, just like prisoners of war. Basic Exercise and thats about it. Nothing more than I would expect if I were captured by civilized enemies, notice a lack of head being cut off.
4. They should be denied any material relating to their cause. Would it have been cool to give captures Nazi or Imperial Japanese propaganda for their side? I know in the case of religious zealots, it denies them their right to religion, but oh well. If they are zealots, they better know it all from memory anyway.