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From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 31 Jul 2006 21:27 John Fields wrote: > On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:59:22 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: >> >>> Hell, ship them to England and let Eeyore rehabilitate them. That >>> way he can find out first hand exactly the kind of being he is >>> defending. >> Some of them *have* been returned to England where they *live* ! >> >> I'm defending the rule of law which the USA seems to find convenient to forget about when >> it suits you. > > --- > Extraordinary measures are called for during times of war. > > Right. The Geneva Conventions are only for peace time. Gotcha! Dirk
From: Jim Thompson on 31 Jul 2006 21:29 On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:22:08 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Jim Thompson wrote: > >> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:59:22 +0100, Eeyore >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> >"Michael A. Terrell" wrote: >> > >> >> Hell, ship them to England and let Eeyore rehabilitate them. That >> >> way he can find out first hand exactly the kind of being he is >> >> defending. >> > >> >Some of them *have* been returned to England where they *live* ! >> >> Oh, really? I didn't know we'd snagged any Brits pretending to be >> terrorists. > >I guess your media didn't want to let you know. They seemed pretty harmless actually. > > >> >I'm defending the rule of law which the USA seems to find convenient to forget about when >> >it suits you. >> > >> >Graham >> >> Please cite the "rule of law which the USA seems to find convenient to >> forget". > >The ones about torture ? >http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAMR511202006 > >On 29 June 2006 the US Supreme Court ruled by a 5-3 majority that the structure >and procedures of the military commissions as defined under President George W. >Bushs Military Order of 13 November 2001 violated US military law and the >Geneva Conventions > >Graham > But there was NO *torture* found by any investigators or Democrat-biased Congressmen. You prove yet again that you are nothing but a BlatherMouth ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: John Fields on 31 Jul 2006 21:33 On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:24:13 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >"Bring em on!" >Now, where have I heard that one before? --- From your mother when the fleet sailed in? ;) --- >And how can Israel militarily defeat an organisation as nebulous as >Hezbollah? Are they going to kill every Lebanese supporter? From the air? > >And what are they going to do when their soldiers are *not* handed back >unilaterally? --- Since you don't seem to know, I guess we'll just have to wait and see, no? -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer
From: Jim Thompson on 31 Jul 2006 21:34 On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:25:58 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:59:22 +0100, Eeyore >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: >>> >>>> Hell, ship them to England and let Eeyore rehabilitate them. That >>>> way he can find out first hand exactly the kind of being he is >>>> defending. >>> Some of them *have* been returned to England where they *live* ! >> >> Oh, really? I didn't know we'd snagged any Brits pretending to be >> terrorists. >> >>> I'm defending the rule of law which the USA seems to find convenient to forget about when >>> it suits you. >>> >>> Graham >> >> Please cite the "rule of law which the USA seems to find convenient to >> forget". > >Various Geneva Conventions, which IIRC your Supreme Court has recently >called Bush to task for. > >Dirk Wait until we pass a law stating that, when fighting combatants that don't fight under the Geneva Convention rules, we don't have to either ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Jim Thompson on 31 Jul 2006 21:35
On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:24:13 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: [snip] >> >> Such heroes they'll be when Israel brings out MOAB ;-) > >"Bring em on!" >Now, where have I heard that one before? > >And how can Israel militarily defeat an organisation as nebulous as >Hezbollah? Are they going to kill every Lebanese supporter? From the air? Yep. > >And what are they going to do when their soldiers are *not* handed back >unilaterally? > >Dirk You're naive. They're already dead. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |