Thank you Hyd3 – that was pretty much the point I was trying to make.
I know treason etc, are not legal and I have the deepest sympathy for the family/friends of anyone (on any ‘side’) who has been killed but that does not change the fact that these guys were taken and held for 3 years on the assumption that they were guilty.
Also, excuse my ignorance (this isn’t meant sarcastically) but what is the difference between a POW and an Enemy Combatant and why does this mean that they’re no longer covered by the Geneva Convention and so can be tortured, mentally if not physically?
If these people are subsequently found to be innocent then they should be recompensed up the ying yang, if not then they should be suitably punished.
Sorry if I’ve hijacked this thread somewhat but I feel quite strongly about the blatant disregard for the law and people's basic human rights which is going on in Cuba (I can’t spell Gaun….) and elsewhere.
PO