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Originally posted by Faceman:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't AP a news agency (like Reuters) rather than a newspaper?
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yeah, but you knew what i meant... they are the group that alot of newspapers directly take their stories from. i used to read the AP online, and then turn around and read my state's newspaper and read the same story copied word for word.
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Originally posted by Faceman:
Also, aren't people "innocent until proven guilty" anymore?
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no, only in america does the rule innocent until proven guilty apply specifically to all american citizens and legal aliens. outside of america, or for non citizens, this rule has no standing. talk to the man who has been in jail in mexico for nearly twenty years now without trial for making a wrong turn and accidently bringing his hunting rifle into their country before trying to turn around.
second, we can't try these people. they will be tried by the iraqi court once it has been established. they are not necessarily innocent if they are released, but they are deemed to be too small a case to hold around that long. the sooner the new government is formed, the sooner the detainees can get their trials.