Re: Justification for holding "enemy combatants" without trial?


<adweiland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > The surrender of an individual
>> > represents a failure on their part.
>>
>>
>> What kind of failure? Padilla is without a doubt a Taliban soldier.
>> That
>> makes detaining him a foregone result. They can put off trying him for
>> treason and whatnot until it's more convenient.
>
> The FBI is not the military and they have no legal power to deprive an
> individual of life, liberty, or property without the court.


He was arrested under a warrant...




It is the
> task of law enforcement to protect the citizens and inhabitants of the
> country if necessary from the military.


No, it is the task of law enforcement to enforce laws, hence the name.


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