>People who aren't US citizens don't or shouldn't have the protection of our constitution, particularly when they have been designated terrorists. I don't want our government torturing people, or wrongfully imprisoning them either, but I think our guys need to not be handcuffed in this war against the jihadists.

But, John, this is circular reasoning. Who designated these guys as terrorists? When do they get to refute the charge and face the evidence that they are terrorists? We've been holding some of these guys for 6 years without giving them that chance.

Of course, our having done so has probably turned some who weren't against us into our enemies. False imprisonment tends to have that effect.

Tamar