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  • Gitmo In, Gitmo Out?

    06/13/2005 7:24:30 AM PDT · by Congressman Billybob · 79 replies · 2,367+ views
    Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 17 June 2005 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)
    I first wrote about the Gitmo prison, four years ago. I laid out facts the MSM have yet to discover. Here’s another dose: 1. If Gitmo is closed, the prisoners, AND the complaints, will go elsewhere. (Is Senator Mel Martinez really that clueless?) 2. The Geneva Conventions do NOT apply to anyone captured in plain clothes, behind the lines, hiding among civilians (and also killing civilians). Anyone can read the Geneva Conventions for themselves. Fighters/soldiers must meet four conditions to be covered. Terrorists fail to meet at least three of those. These are not “insurgents.” Insurgents are people who disagree...