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Originally posted by Seaver
Oh and everyone please research the Geneva Convention, they apply only to uniformed combatants. If you research it terrorists dont fall into that. Just like the werewolves in WWII they are not included and can legally be shot on sight... so Guetmo doesnt sound that bad now does it?
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Also, while the distinctions may be blurry, there is, as far as I know, a difference between a Taliban soldier and an al Qaeda terrorist. Fuck'em both for sure, but in terms of the geneva convetion, Taliban soldiers ought to have been uniformed combatants. Changing "uniformed" to "enemy" doesn't change much about the nature of who they were: Soldiers in the military of a government that A) We had recognized as legitimate (prior to 9/11) and B) Were at war with.
Like I said, fuck'em both, but unlike al Qaeda, Taliban soldiers fall under the umbrella of the Geneva convention according to your terms.
I think. I couldn't tell you what a Taliban uniform looks like.