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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:
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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
When were these kids charged, tried, and convicted of terrorism? What terrorist acts have they committed or conspired to commit?
Without an answer to either of these quesions how can these teenagers be labeled as "terrorists"?
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You are correct, Chewbacca. They are considered "enemy combatants", but they have NOT been charged or convicted with terrorism.
I assume they were captured along with other Taliban soldiers during the fighting in Afghanistan, so it is reasonable to assume that they may have fired upon American soldiers. But that is an act of war, not terrorism, and I was wrong to classify their actions as such.
I stand corrected. [/QUOTE]I was just about to say the same thing. Unless they have a direct link to terrorism, they can't be considered terrorist, 'merely' enemy combatant. We shouldn't be so quick to throw around the word 'Terrorist'.