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July 16, 2005
N/A To Terrorists
I read with great relief the appellate court ruling in the case of Osama's driver.
Geneva Conventions protections for prisoners of war do not apply to members of the al Qaeda terrorist network, a federal appeals court panel ruled yesterday, giving the Bush administration the green light for a military trial of Osama bin Laden's personal chauffeur.
In a major victory for President Bush, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said a joint resolution passed by Congress in the wake of the September 11 attacks authorized the president to use military commissions to try enemy combatants, including Yemeni national Salim Ahmed Hamdan.
I think it's a correct ruling, but you never know what an appellate court will do these days.
So, since the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to al Qaeda & its members, doesn't that mean that we can cut 'em if they stand and shoot 'em if they run? Or whatever else we wanted?
Assuming we wanted to, I mean.
Posted by Rita at July 16, 2005 02:46 AM