CIA runs network of secret prisons

**Vladimir** · 11-02-2005, 19:27

The Geneva Conventions don't apply to unconventional fighters. There is a certain amendment which the US has not agreed to but that many European countries have that grants "terrorists" (unconventional fighters) rights under the conventions. I personally think it's great. You can make all the moral and philosophical arguments you want but they mean nothing. Research what happened to pacify the Philippines and tell me if those arguments hold any weight. What is required is a paradigm shift in the Arab/Islamic world to make these people realize that their own oppressive governments are the reason for their misery, not US. If the US was responsible for all they say we are then Canada, Germany, Japan, etc would be in a world of hurt.

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Originally Posted by TinCow

Seems to me that facilities such as these are necessary in warfare and spycraft, both of which we are heavily involved in at the current time. While I certainly have problems with the way we have acted lately, I do not doubt that our intelligence agencies need to interrogate people in secure facilities to maintain the safety of the nation and our troops. Given that the above quote states that nothing is known about who is kept there and what is being done, I will not raise my voice in protest. Until someone shows me evidence of abuse that is not necessary for our security, I do not have a problem with this.