Instruction
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the online article "Enemy combatants." Consider the definitions and sub-categories of the enemy combatant status. Also, reflect on the rights of citizen and non-citizen detainees designated as enemy combatants.
Review the section entitled "War v. Justice" in Chapter 9 in your course text Terrorism in Perspective. Pay particular attention to the criminal cases and treatment of Moussaoui, Lindh, and Reid and the issues related to the "enemy combatant" status.
Review the web video segments "The Afghanistan War Prisoners" and "Abu Ghraib – And Beyond." Focus on the arguments related to the treatment of detainees.
Based on the learning resources this week, reflect on your thoughts as to how detainees, especially those designated as enemy combatants, should be treated.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post your position on the treatment of detainees. Be sure to reference the enemy combatant status of detainees and explain how you think they should be treated and why. Be specific.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.