Gitmo detainess to recieve Geneva Rights

Just in on CNN...i looked around on recent threads and didnt see anyone as posting this.....I will try and get the transcripts...which is why this thread is not on Atsnn...

Again just in on CNN....Gitmo Detainees will now recieve full geneva Prisoner of War Status and Rights.....


this is great news...Maybe...just maybe this president is getting the picture..While i may disaprove of him he can do some things right sometimes...and this might be yet another thing....Its past time that Gitmo Detainees regain thier lawful rights...as soon as I have tran.article I will repost.

Update: Here is the Link
www.cnn.com...



[edit on 11-7-2006 by Elsenorpompom]

Originally posted by Elsenorpompom
Its past time that Gitmo Detainees regain thier lawful rights...
[edit on 11-7-2006 by Elsenorpompom]

Just to nitpick a bit, up until the moment that the U.S. grants these detainees some "lawful rights," they have none. Don't believe the hype; they have no protection under Geneva, and they never did. The U.S. is going to extend rights to them that they never had before. The U.S. is going to give them protection under Geneva even though Geneva specifically does not protect them. I wonder if any other countries will follow suit.

It's like a company giving maternity leave to women who aren't pregnant. the rules are designed for specific people and are written precisely to showcase who those people are. This new protection, granted by the U.S. (not Geneva) is a rule that would have to be made specifically for those people, as they aren't covered by any others.

I agree, by the by, that this is a good plan. I just wanted to nitpick for a moment.

Oh, and there is another thread going on this in PTS here.

This is already being discussed here:
politics.abovetopsecret.com...

Please post your comments and opinions there.

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