"DickNervous said: Are they justified for keeping suspected terrorists locked up indefinitely? torturing them? Messing with their heads? I think if there is enough evidence that would convince a grand jury to charge them with a crime, then yeah. But that's my opinion."


Dick,

What you have to look at here is that all of the current terrorist detainees were combatants captured "out of uniform" and are NOT covered by the rules of the Geneva Convention. By the Geneva Convention, they could have been executed "on sight" since they were not wearing a uniform to designate them as combatants. This was a rule to try and help reduce civilian casualties during war time.

As such, they have no rights what-so-ever and Grand Juries OR the judicial Branch have no jurisdiction. That is really why the rest of the government want Gitmo shut down and the detainees brought state-side. Once they are brought into this country, they believe that their status would give them rights under the constitution. Actually I don't believe it does or even should considering the circumstances of their capture. They are lucky to be ALIVE at all.