I vehemently disagree, Samantha. . it's not about legal or normal,
but instead about war. . if it weren't for possible intelligence value,
they should have died in battle -- it's their desire, after all.
Guantanamo is a barnacle on the hull of history which
slows things down -- a limbo into which combatants fall
after their intel value approaches zero. . as an alternative to
"rendition" which many people consider immoral, we
desperately need Gitmo. . and as a retired USAF lieutenant
colonel, I would suggest that we evaluate the possibility of
contacting ISIS with -- first -- toe and fingernail cuttings from
the prisoners, then hair and beard cuttings, and then....... -- j
.