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June 9, 2005

Amnesty International Very Far Gone

Captain Ed points out that in addition to equating Guantanamo Bay's prison camp for terrorists to the Soviet Gulag camps, Amnesty International apparently has called for US officials to be kidnapped abroad, and tried for war crimes. My first thought is to wonder whether anyone really wants to commit that act of war against the US? Frankly, I cannot think anyone would be that ballsy, since we'd be prepared to destroy a country that kidnapped, say, the President.

My second thought is that we should allow Amnesty the chance to put their money where their mouth is. We should offer to Amnesty, the ICRC, etc. the opportunity to set up camps, on land we provide, around which we will place a guarded perimeter to ensure that no prisoner can escape. Within that will be a prison built to the specifications the NGO's desire, and staffed by the NGO's people. They can ensure that everyone inside is treated as they wish, and we will ensure that no one escapes. The prisoners inside would be those we've decided are too dangerous to release, but which we are done interrogating for information that might save lives in the war.

Think they'd go for it?

Think they'd survive?

Posted by jeff at June 9, 2005 4:13 PM

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Only if the US Military can create a perimeter around their compound so that once the Amnesty crew has been taken care of, the guys are still somewhere we can keep track of.

Posted by: TheOtherBlogger [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2005 8:21 PM

I said that. "[A]round which we will place a guarded perimeter to ensure that no prisoner can escape. Within that will be a prison built to the specifications the NGO's desire, and staffed by the NGO's people."

So, yeah, they get a prison, but we get a guarded perimeter outside that. And it would probably be a good idea not to let the AI guys have guns, if they even want them, because the prisoners might get hold of them.

Posted by: Jeff Medcalf [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 9, 2005 9:27 PM