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Originally posted by mirevolver
A distinction was made between Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters. The Taliban fighters were given POW status and were kept in Afghanistan. Only Al-Qaeda was brought to Gitmo.
At the end of formal hostilities, the Taliban POWs were handed over the the new Afghan government. Shortly afterward, most were set free.
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actually, taliban prisoners are being held in guatanamo as "illegal combatant"
http://www.karenfranklin.com/guantanamo-post.htm
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Deep on the list of criteria for sending suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters to the U.S. Navy prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was one guideline that seemed innocuous alongside the allegations that they were dangerous terrorists. It dictated, according to U.S. military officials, that any captured soldiers believed to be suicide risks would be detained at Guantanamo, where U.S. troops could monitor them 24 hours a day.
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and here is a quote from the charter
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted three years later, enumerated certain essentials to the achievement of individual dignity and social order. It affirms that everyone is entitled to the equal protection of the law; that the accused must be presumed innocent until proven guilty, in a fair and public hearing, by an "independent and impartial" tribunal; and that no one should suffer arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
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hmm....arent those people in guatanamo treated guilty until proven innocent?
when are proven innocent, they are let out and allowed to return to their home country right?
EDIT : here's the link to the charter
http://www.un.org/rights/dpi1837e.htm