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Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck Like I said, he shouldn't have been detained.
This Guantanamo business needs to be straightened away as soon as possible by forces from WITHIN the military and government because it'll do a lot less damage if done this way. And those innocent who were held should be compensated handsomely... and we must know that even this may not be enough, but it's the best we can do. | Agreed but I think most people are just biding their time until the current US admin has left office, I certainly wouldn't expect changes for another 12 months or so as no one can be bothered dealing with the intransigence of the current lot. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Del Boy Well - a lot if it is to do with playing safe under threat of extreme danger to the world, and of course is related to the circumstances, geographically etc., of their apprehension. Wrong place - wrong time?? Not usually, I would suggest. In a world at war, better safe than sorry, it seems to me.
Worse things happen at sea, and these guys have been collected up in sweeps of the most significantly dangerous threats to our safety. | I don't know why but just bring out the quoter in me so I think I will use this one today: "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin.
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