Quote Originally Posted by Tribesman
An interesting case , has Congress passed a declaration of war on Al-Qaida ?
The removed themselves from the responsiblity of declaring war with the 1973 War Powers Act and the Authorization of Force - Joint Resolution dated in late 2001 early 2002.

Has Padilla become a citizen of Al-qaida ????
Not a necessary requirment - however one must indeed look at the declared citizenship of the person in question.

What is the government of Al-qaida , what uniforms does it wear how does it pay its forces and where is the front line , is it bound by the laws of war and when did it sign any conventions ?
You have confused yourself, Maybe you should go have a talk with George Bush he might be able to explain it to you.

it is currently under review (as of May 2004) and the future of this authority is unknown
I can see why , as it isn't designed for this new "war"
Nice to see that Murphy decided to sit out on that case , probably went to the pub instead
I refere you back to my intital statement

Again criticism of the Bush Adminstration's use of the term and how they are going about the process is valid. However to think that Bush just made up the term is incorrect.