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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 9:35 pm
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Japhydog
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Originally Posted by pbiflyer
Actually, thanks to the interpretation of enemy combatant and the lack of rights afforded them, you cannot say that we have not executed a terrorist suspect. Remember, they do not even have to acknowledge that they are in custody, been given a trial, or the punishment handed out.
So, while I suspect and hope that we have not executed someone without due process, it is very much possible.
Actually, you'd have to say the US government has executed a suspected terrorist. I believe it was in Yemen that an unmanned Predator aircraft bombed the car of a suspected terrorist.
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