Quote Originally Posted by Pindar
This is incorrect. The Geneva Conventions do not say detainees are criminals or charged with a crime, neither has SCOTUS.
You're misunderstanding my statement. You said tribunals/commissions are completely at the whim of the executive and there is no necessity for them. In fact, the Geneva Conventions state tribunals are a necessity, and SCOTUS has ruled that the executive alone cannot make up its own rules for them.