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Originally Posted by AnnEsthesia
The difference between the attitudes of people on this thread seems to be that conservatives (generally) think the detainees are all guilty and the more liberals seem to feel that we should not presume guilt just because they were picked up by the military.
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The issue isn't guilt or innocence. If they're "enemy combatants" then they are governed by the Geneva Conventions (not that Guantanamo is necessarily compliant with the Conventions) - they are not entitled to access to American courts. If they're not enemy combatants then what the hell are they?
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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
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