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Old 01-19-2004, 05:25 PM   #24
Davros
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Join Date: January 7, 2001
Location: Mandurah, West Australia
Age: 62
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For those arguing guilt or innocence I say let's see the courts decide - the "sitting on hands" has gone on for long enough. There is evidence of guilt, or there is not. I agree that age does not define guilt or preclude the possibility of being a terrorist. Neither though, does the holding of these enemy combatants at Gitmo without any visible intent to prosecute confer any certainty that they are.

To those who are staying away from the guilt or innocence arguments, but are instead suggesting that a good roof or bed ranks above freedom, can I suggest a modification to that saying that goes along the lines of "The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"? I personally don't agree, but you are suggesting that the middle term is a tad redundant nowadays, and could be substituted with the words "a good foam mattress".
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