Writer's Block: The Geneva Conventions & the War on Terror
I agree with president Bush's decision. I feel that, although it's not a popular decision, terrorists (and people who support terrorists) need to be brought to justice, and therefore should not have all the same rights as a free person. I believe that any world leader, like our President, has a right to do what ever he can to protect his people ( Read more... )
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HELL YES!
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now if only a majority of the people sent to gitmo had been guilty of any legal infraction. It's tragic that no one checked before sticking people there.
Oh, and if you think as a lawyer of these people you might bring something to the president's attention think again,as it might wind you up in jail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/apr/02/torture-human-rights
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and yes, people do miss that any news agencies which admit to innocent people having been arrested also tend to agree that the majority arrested have been innocent.
while I do disagree with the treatment of people there, I would have to be honest and say it would be harder for me to be sympathetic if I felt the innocents where even a small minority being held.
I do disagree with the treatment of teens as well. Don't take this to mean I don't believe some teens don't ever deserve to see daylight again however. Not to long ago three teens no older than the one mentioned in the article shot a friend of mine in the French Quarter. They in my view are worse as they had no culture indoctrinating them, were not a part of any army (terrorist or otherwise) and yet because they're born here they will never see that kind of treatment.
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