Pacifier

true for terrorists, but they are therefor criminals and should be treated as such.

there are two possible status for prisoners:

POW: enemy soldiers and partisans. It is perfecty legal to fight an enemy occupation. therefore the iraqis who fight the US Troops are legal combatants, if they are caught they are POWs.

Criminals: they should be treated as such, meaning they should be brought before a court

There is no such thing as "unlawful combatant" who can be hold without a accusation for an undefined time.
POW or odinary criminal.

and BTW: if the enemy isn't violanting international law doesn't mean that we can do it too. We are the good guys remember?

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