Torture vs. Interrogation

[Ric]

Originally Posted by Bond

I suppose the real question is: does the Constitution / rule of law apply to enemy combatants, depending upon where they are located, which is a question I am not able to fully answer. If the rule of law does apply, then we must treat these enemy combatants as any other citizen. If the rule of law does not apply, then I believe using any means necessary to protect our people is appropriate.

The troble is you can never tell when you have in fact got the wrong guy. What If? you know... what if? which brings me again to the point in my earlier post, I believe a man would sign a document saying he was the devil incarnate come to destroy the world if tortured enough (would sign anything) It depends in some way how much the torturer wants the torturee to confess.

As far as I know a soldier is a soldier wherever he is in the world and is a representitive of the army and thus the country he is serving, as said representitive he is restricted to the same laws as anyone else of that country. No one is above or below the law. I can not comment on the US constituion though as I have little knowledge of it, I live in the UK, it does not apply to me.