RE: Is this seriously worth it? Guantanmo inmate never charged with a crime, dies after 11 years in US custody
September 23, 2012 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2012 at 7:43 pm by Faith No More.)
Tino Wrote:It concerns me. It would also concern me if we treated non-uniformed armed combatants as US citizens who were simply accused of committing crimes. The asymmetric nature of the terrorist threat has created many situations that various governmental processes and systems were not designed to handle, and as a result, don't handle well. This is one of them. However given what we know about Guantanamo detainees, this man's death is very likely to be attributable to his actions against the United States. He was essentially a prisoner of war in a war that continues. Therefore his incarceration was justified and moral, and his death, while saddening, is due to his actions and those of his people.
Am I correct in assuming you think everyone in Guantanamo Bay deserves to be there?
Also, taking this story at face value, how exactly was this "justified and moral?"
(September 23, 2012 at 7:39 pm)Darkstar Wrote: It goes against everything America is supposed to stand for.
Supposed to, yes, but in reality, after 9/11 America seemed to stand for revenge at any price.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
