The military is arresting people who have been AWOL for periods up to 40 years.  Why haven't they put that pig George W. Bush in prison?
217245
omg did you just get on that bandwagon, man it's like deja vu from two years ago, two years!!!!!!!  I mean seriously what does it matter?  he'll be out in less than a year!!!!
578429
The liberal media will never be satisfied. They hate our country too much to care what happens to innocent Marines. They've already tried and hung them. They're not going to say I'm sorry and be all apologetic. They're going to bring up something else that they think is wrong with the military or the Bush Administration, and keep those Marines in jail even longer. They have such an intense hatred of anything Bush or anything that's right, that they couldn't imagine supporting the military. My brother's a Marine, in the same division. He knows the corpsman. The corpsman told Tim (my brother) that they weren't even close to the place where that incident happened. It's an outrage that someone could be so unAmerican.
346255
I can’t speak for everyone, but Saddam’s sentence was given to him by an Iraqi court. Under Iraqi law he has been convicted of a capital crime. It is completely up to the Iraqi people to decide what punishment he should suffer for his crimes against the Iraqi people.  I personally think hanging is too good for him after what he did to hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
88423
a few things...  Prisoners in a camp aren't under "courtesy", they are convicted felons/criminals, being held there to keep them away from society... The international forces who there received an order to leave the area because they were at risk of being attacked by the Palestinian militants there. Israel new this, and couldn't let those prisoners break free. Using the work 'kidnap' is about as accurate as saying that a bounty hunter who captures escaped felons is a 'kidnapper'. The main prisoner wasn't just 'accused' - he was convicted as well. As for your main question on the effects of this story? It won't increase the conflict, but it will be fuel for the Politicians on both sides to spin whichever way they want...
182559
Actually a person can only be charged with treason during war time, which requires an act of Congress. Offically we are not at war right now, the last war as approved by Congress was WW2. So he would obviously be removed from office, and if found out he leaked secrets then he would be placed in prison.
308952
these liberals want you to believe that Saddam was over there minding his own business and petting his kittens. But in actuality he was defying UN mandates for over 10 years. gassing (WMD's) people in his own country who he thought were inferior. and jailing, torturing and killing people who did not share his religious and political views.
432160
Hey Del the yanks are answering,a guy is innocent till proven guilty,we are supposed to have human rights,obviously we havent got the the right to walk into town,the poor guy went to jail for that.These knobs should think of the family of the man.At the end of it all he was in jail coz they only thought he was a bad person.God bless him and his family
559664
If these were Americans detained for this amount of  time in another country we would do what we seem to do best....go to war. I don't think we should just let them go, but I do think they should be tried in an American Court of Law.
258006
I had never heard about this but after a while thinking it over, I find it is coherent with other humanitarian attitudes we wont even consider not doing. Even at war times, captured soldiers are given food, water and shelter. If an enemy ship is sunk you'd expect the crew to be offered help. The worst criminals are treated with dignity under the legal system - including that terrorist on trial. We go as far as having animal rights. So, no matter your take on the subject of illegal immigration, moral and ethical people can not be against this.
260443
The basic laws of the country are breaking down and that is the problem..  The police can't get tough because they get sued.  It is just too much.  People on death row for 10 years.  They can't decide in 10 years if they are guilty or not.  The whole system is just in a state of non functioning.
637698
1. Our soldiers are legal combattants per the Geneva Conventions - they wear an identifiable uniform, identifiably fight for a country, conform to the rules of combat, etc.\n\n2. The Gitmo prisoners are not legal combattants, and are not protected by the Geneva Conventions. They are not signatories to the convention, they do not abide by the rules of the convention, and are thus illegal combattants. Legally, they have no standing, and could just as easily have been summarily executed, as illegal combattants were in WW2.\n\n3. Even if they were considered POWs, POWs do not go to trial or face charges. They are interned until hostilities are ended or by other agreements of the country that holds them prisoner.\n\nThis is basic stuff. If you had any knowledge of history or military history, you'd have known this.\n-------------------------------\nThe only reason this would happen is if we were at war. Otherwise, it would be a casus belli - an actionable act of war and we would retaliate.
487061
No its not...The Americans have been caught doing worst..but remember..in all cases its been the British and Americans who has exposed these brutal acts..that says a lot about the people..\nand one other point the soldiers who are caught doing these acts are punished.
12852
Actually, it's a dirty political game for bush & his group to justify his illegal work by raping Iraq, Afganistan, and recent choas in Middle East. What's happening in Gwantanmo is totally illegal & not ethical since all the prisoners there are innocenet even they do not know why they are receiving this.
661981
Yes, b/c he could keep them out of military service. Just like Bush Sr. did for him in the 70's.
676911
I think anyone who burns the U.S. flag should be arrested and placed in jail for a minimum of 60 days and then be made to join the military for 1 year. I'm a vet I put my life on the line for this country and so has every male member of my family since the Revolutionary War. I consider it an insult not only to me but all those before me who gave their lives so these punks have their "freedom of speech"
353363
I was there in 94 and can only agree. They should be in a jail cell awaiting deportation.
330740
YES!!! It costs millions to keep scumbag prisoners alive, we could use that money towards our schools and much more important things. They're set to die, so kill them already! I believe in the "eye for an eye." Also, what is the point in life sentences? If they're somewhat mentally stable, send them to the army! Rather than having to send good Americans that are needed by their families.