Comments on: Guantanamo Bay is compliant with Geneva Convention http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Afghanistan Taliban leader was at Gitmo » I Think, Therefore I Rant! http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Afghanistan Taliban leader was at Gitmo » I Think, Therefore I Rant! Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/#comment-546 [...] that returned to cause harm to Americans and our allies.  This further questions that very political decision to close Gitmo as a secure prison for terrorists.  We obviously cannot release them back to their home [...] [...] that returned to cause harm to Americans and our allies.  This further questions that very political decision to close Gitmo as a secure prison for terrorists.  We obviously cannot release them back to their home [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-497 admin Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:11:28 +0000 http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/#comment-497 I don't believe that the Geneva Convention discusses the timeliness of court decisions of detainees. I may be wrong on that as it is a long and complicated document and I am definitely not a qualified interpreter of international law. However, from a layperson perspective, all I see regarding judicial action in the Geneva Convention is how a detainee is tried and the various punishments on him/her if needed. I see no requirement on a swift trial and in fact it appears that a detainee can be kept indefinitely without trial or release as long as hostilities continue. I am well aware that there are claims of torture but it is not clear to me that this torture is is occurring at Guantanamo. If Guantanamo is simply a prison that is conforming to international law then why close it? I don’t believe that the Geneva Convention discusses the timeliness of court decisions of detainees. I may be wrong on that as it is a long and complicated document and I am definitely not a qualified interpreter of international law. However, from a layperson perspective, all I see regarding judicial action in the Geneva Convention is how a detainee is tried and the various punishments on him/her if needed. I see no requirement on a swift trial and in fact it appears that a detainee can be kept indefinitely without trial or release as long as hostilities continue.

I am well aware that there are claims of torture but it is not clear to me that this torture is is occurring at Guantanamo. If Guantanamo is simply a prison that is conforming to international law then why close it?

]]> By: Oman http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Oman Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:43:23 +0000 http://www.ithinkthereforeirant.com/2009/02/23/guantanamo-bay-is-compliant-with-geneva-convention/#comment-491 "complies with the humane-treatment requirements of the Geneva Conventions" This seems to contradict a recent report about the torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7908481.stm And even if these allegations by Mohamed (and scores of other detainees) are false, the fact is that Gitmo represented a black hole in American justice and a black eye for our American ideals of "justice for all." Innocent or guilty, criminal or enemy, every human being deserves their day in court, even if it's a military tribunal. “complies with the humane-treatment requirements of the Geneva Conventions”

This seems to contradict a recent report about the torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7908481.stm

And even if these allegations by Mohamed (and scores of other detainees) are false, the fact is that Gitmo represented a black hole in American justice and a black eye for our American ideals of “justice for all.”

Innocent or guilty, criminal or enemy, every human being deserves their day in court, even if it’s a military tribunal.

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