[Vision2020] Detainee Transfer Annouced

[Wayne Price]

Roger,

This particular individual, Saiid Farhi, has been held, in what ever  
kind of conditions, but held, since 2001!  I can tell you that if you  
"arrest" me and hold me for some 9 years, I won't be looking  favorably
upon those that held me, be they the US or any other country!

We have played fast and loose with definitions and he has been  
declared an "enemy combatant", a definition created in whole by the  
United States.

The Combatant Status Review Board uses this as a definition of "Enemy  
Combatant":

"an individual who was part of or supporting the Taliban or al Quaida  
forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against  
the United States or its coalition partners.
This includes any person who committed a belligerent act  or who has  
directly supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces"

Now, just use this same definition only  used by the Taliban or al  
Quaida when it comes to  a captured US civilian contractor!

We, the US can't have it both ways. IF we are going to insist on using  
the definition!

The Taliban / al Quaida  version of the SAME definition would read as  
follows:

"an individual who was part of or supporting the United States or  
coalition  forces, or associated forces that are engaged in  
hostilities against the Taliban / al Quaida or its partners.
This includes any person who committed a belligerent act  or who has  
directly supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces"


Can we live with that? What is good for one side is good for the  
other. IF we can't live with that, lets go back to the Geneva  
Convention rules and at least recover some moral high ground.

Wayne