Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo released by US after 14 years

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They were not fighting in uniform. They were terrorists and the Geneva Convention does not apply to them.

The Geneva Convention classifies them as Civilians subject to the domestic laws of the country holding them.

They are unlawful combatants and the Geneva Convention does not apply to them.

Unlawful combatant is not a term recognised under international law. It is a designation unilaterally determined by the US. It has no standing. No other country has signed any protocol recognising it. Many countries, however, has ratified the protocols under the Geneva Convention.

this US unilateralism is a war crime.

NOT fighting in uniform among other matters,denied them POW status, but they were treated with Geneva protections. It is clear their status as enemy combatants allowed them to be retained. There is no credible entity that had maintained otherwise to include Obama.

Not all of them where fighting, not all were combatants at all. 2 were taken whilst on a business trip in gambia, a few in bosnia. One youngster whilst at uni. One whilst drivingba taxi.

[lostboy]

They were not fighting in uniform. They were terrorists and the Geneva Convention does not apply to them.

The Geneva Convention classifies them as Civilians subject to the domestic laws of the country holding them.

They are unlawful combatants and the Geneva Convention does not apply to them.

Unlawful combatant is not a term recognised under international law. It is a designation unilaterally determined by the US. It has no standing. No other country has signed any protocol recognising it. Many countries, however, has ratified the protocols under the Geneva Convention.

this US unilateralism is a war crime.

NOT fighting in uniform among other matters,denied them POW status, but they were treated with Geneva protections. It is clear their status as enemy combatants allowed them to be retained. There is no credible entity that had maintained otherwise to include Obama.

Not all of them where fighting, not all were combatants at all. 2 were taken whilst on a business trip in gambia, a few in bosnia. One youngster whilst at uni. One whilst drivingba taxi.

I completely concur with your observation.

This is why habeas corpus is such a fundamental principle of a fair and just criminal justice system. Anyone who is detained should have the right to challenge the reason for detention and seek relief form unlawful imprisonment. By eroding these rights, the US put expediency over natural justice. By weakening the fundamental principles of law for some, they have weakened it for all.

It is not just a war crime, it is a crime against humanity. Americans will be put in harms way in future conflicts because of these actions. Principled Americans know this.

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This is why habeas corpus is such a fundamental principle of a fair and just criminal justice system

A shame isn't it, that as enemy combatants from no nation, who were captured, became POW's, they are not and never have been, part of a "criminal justice system". It just does not apply in their case

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This is why habeas corpus is such a fundamental principle of a fair and just criminal justice system

A shame isn't it, that as enemy combatants from no nation, who were captured, became POW's, they are not and never have been, part of a "criminal justice system". It just does not apply in their case

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Enemy combatants is a term dreamt up by the US govt to absolve it of responsibilities. Just because the US terms them as such does not make it true.

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Your Blocking

Other nations take POW's and put them threw their criminal justice system? ! Not on this planet. However yes, on Planet Troll, things indeed may differ.

[hyperHowie]

Your Blocking

Other nations take POW's and put them threw their criminal justice system? ! Not on this planet. However yes, on Planet Troll, things indeed may differ.

NOT true. Do you think (to include every nation nearly) that we tried all the POWs that were captured during WWII or Korea for that matter? Not unless they were war criminals: Remember the Nuremberg Trials?