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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] We haven't yet charged the soldiers with anything, have we? We're just holding them prisoner. Y'see, in times of hostility, capturing and holding the enemy's forces en masse and unarmed, and otherwise rendering them unable to fight, is generally reckoned to be a good thing. From what I understand, the detainees brought back to Cuba aren't generally believed to be the run-of-the-mill foot soldiers... unless they're suspected of belonging more to Al-Quaeda than to the Taliban. That's where the line blurs a bit. 'Abdullah' could be a Taliban guy who BELONGS to AQ, in which case he's a terrorist and should be punished, or he could just be a Taliban guy who was ordered to resist the enemies of he government.. still the enemy, but a lesser enemy. However, until 'Abdullah's' status can be determined, it's safer for everybody to hold him. In this case, it's better to inconvenience an enemy soldier for a time than it is to let a terrorist go free. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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