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Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by arcticbull on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:03AM (#32634961)
That's so weird then that the US was putting them up for trials. Not all of them, only some of them - and not on any particular schedule. In fact 10 of them are awaiting trial at this very moment.

You can't have it both ways.

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Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by Turing_Machine on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:19AM (#32637850)
I'm not "having it both ways".

Unlawful combatants are not entitled to a trial. That doesn't mean you can't give them one if you feel like it.

You can basically do anything you want with them, including giving them a trial or even simply shooting them on the spot.

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Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by justin66 on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:42AM (#32638887)
> You can basically do anything you want with them

Unless "you" accidentally transport them to the United States like any other prisoner of the US government, in which case they are entitled to legal due process. It's a very principled system that we should all feel great about.

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