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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:39 AM
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10. I'm not aware of foreign nationals captured by the military ever having recourse to hc
The EPW receipt documentation (which they all have to have to be processed) suffices as a writ of habeas corpus.

holding someone without charges for years

Prisoners of war (which, despite Bush's gymnastics on this, is what they are) are not criminals, and are not going to be "charged" with anything. They are detained until the conflict ends.
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