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Old 11-14-2008, 10:13 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
US law doesn't apply here.

When your operating in the US Military in another country, US law doesn't apply. It never did and never will; It's replaced by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

US law does not apply to these fuckers being held in Guantánamo Bay. These people were picked up in a country and detained by US forces for whatever reason - perfectly legal - and transported to a military base outside of the US for questioning and detention.

Bringing them to the US is the worse thing we can do - because then US law does apply, and that opens up a brand new can of worms.
You sure about your facts there about the application of law, and what's "perfectly legal"?
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