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Originally Posted by TragicallyUnhip  I think, first and foremost, they deserve to be informed what they're being held for and why. |
Sure... for the overwhelming majority though ... there's no confusion
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Originally Posted by TragicallyUnhip There needs to be a review on a case by case basis to determine if there's enough evidence to justify the detention. |
presumably that was done when they were detained after shooting at American marines... if not that then presumeably the information provided by informants was vetted... if not either of those then... yeah... more facts would be good... but the threshold is going to be low
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Originally Posted by TragicallyUnhip If there's not, they should be freed immediately. |
Indeed... if they are of no intelligence use there is no need to hold them... send them home
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Originally Posted by TragicallyUnhip I think after that, the remaining prisoners at least deserve a hearing overseen by an unbiased third party to investigate the allegations and help determine a course of action. These people are in limbo right now and something has to be done, otherwise we're no better than the "uncivilized" governments we're supposed to be fighting against. |
this was addressed through a compromise between the Congress and Executive and the process continues