>>>>>When will people get it that these are enemy combatants, not suspects?
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>>>>As long as there is no trial, they are suspect.
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>>>Wrongola. They are only suspects when the police make an arrest. This is military.
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>>That is so bogus. The military has rules, too. Maybe not the exact same rules as the civilian police and courts operate under, but the principles are largely the same. You can't just detain someone "on suspicion" and keep them in jail without charges, counsel, or trial.
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>You can detain them until the security of the occupying force (or state) is no longer at risk or the cessation of miltiary operations.

So it's OK to say "we still don't feel secure" and continue to keep them stashed in jail?

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>Daniel Moran has an interesting article here on the status of those caught in Afghanistan:
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>http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/sept02/law.asp