>>>>They wouldn't fly him to the US, because he would have rights if he were here on our soil....
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>>>OK, you are taking the approach that Gitmo is not US soil. That is really the salient point since you seem to be thinking that Dragan would have Habeas rights on US soil.
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>>This is not "my thinking". It is the thinking of those who call the shots, and I assume it is based on longstanding policy. I doubt the prisoners of war policy, in previous situations, was any different - under any president.
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>I realize it's probably foolish to try to discuss this seriously with you but they are not POWs. That is more than a semantic distinction.

True, I believe they have been deemed "enemy combatants". It is also, or was, more than a matter of semantics that they were not citizens, and therefore not eligible for US Constitutional protection. This is not a new concept. The court ruling is, and it is dangerous to our ability to protect ourselves.