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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon
And if you remember, post 9/11, they actually used the class "unlawful enemy combatant" in order to justify the techniques being used.
In the case of McVeigh, it was quite obvious he was the primary responsible party, there was a capital punishment case pending, and no one wanted to risk the loss of that case due to a technicality. Everything - including his interrogation - was textbook.
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For our citizens I am a textbook libertarian, and I guess for lawful aliens, I feel the same as well.
We can never allow our government to use unnecessary or extraordinary measures against our citizens, otherwise we might fall into an authoritarian state.
However, in terms of fighting external enemy combattants, I don't see they have paid any dues to receive the same protections.