Ockham’s Razor - Exhibit C
Judicial Tyranny.
The Supreme Court rulings that came down this week with respect to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the treatment of detainees suspected of being terrorists, is not just a defeat for the Bush administration. It is a virtual gold mine to international terrorist organizations.
A couple of years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated the Court would begin to look to International opinion in rendering it’s decisions about legal matters of importance in this country. Now they are telling us that military tribunals would have to be authorized by an act of Congress. Until then, they must allow our enemy to nakedly use our very own constitutional protections as a weapon against us.
The Admiral who runs the prison at Guantanamo Bay was roundly criticized by members of the press, but 100% correct when he stated the 3 suicides there were acts of asymmetrical warfare. One attorney actually tried to argue that suicide is against Islam, so it was an act of desperation, instead of enemy propaganda. What a laugh.
Our enemy respects no one’s life, much less their own. They’re blowing themselves up in Iraq like it’s going out of style. And NO MUSLIMS ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THIS MADNESS. They respect nothing but unmitigated violence. The Supreme Court is telling us that we have violated, and also must abide by the Geneva Conventions relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. I am telling you they’re wrong.
Article IV of The Geneva Conventions clearly and unequivocally states that a prisoner of war is a person that;
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Is commanded by a superior officer and is responsible to that officer (as opposed to being grouped in autonomous, decentralized terrorist cells capable of striking independently.)
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Has a recognizable insignia (badge, flag, uniform, or other identifier). Turbans don’t qualify as insignia or uniforms.
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Carries their weapons openly (as opposed to using burquas, suicide bombers, and IEDs).
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Is an inhabitant of the territory who is a party to the conflict, and has taken up arms against an invader, but who also respect the laws of war, (as opposed to international jihadists).
Therefore, once again, the simplest explanation:
If they cannot be classified under the Geneva Conventions as a prisoner of war; if they fight without being commanded by superiors; f they are not from countries who have signed on to the Geneva Conventions; if they don’t respect the most basic laws of war themselves; then then the Geneva Conventions don’t apply.
The effect of the Supreme Court ruling was to tie our hands and create an imbalance in favor of the enemy. We can’t win this war. Not like this. The gloves should come off… NOW. Or we should disengage until we have a plan to win.
