Why is indefinite detention of Jihadi’s only newsworthy
When the United States is doing the detaining?
It’s an interesting question which ties in to Rob’s post of April 3rd asking Hey Gitmo Haters, Where’s The Outrage? with regard to the Iranian treatment (in clear violation of Geneva III) of their UK Hostages as compared to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for enemy combatants.
Wretchard of the Belmont Club has an article today on the under-reported story of Singapore’s detention of enemy combatants.
So where is the outrage?
Where is the wall to wall coverage of the cruel and inhumane specter of indefinite detention? It’s interesting to note that the Singaporeans are setting a much higher bar for the release of these individuals than the United States is, as Wretchard alludes in his headline:
Not, mind you, that I have any particular problem with Singapore dealing with the threat in this matter. By the same token, I would have no problem with an announced intention to detain all such enemy combatants (even those who renounce radical Islam and the violence it spawns) until the cessation of hostilities.
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Rodney Graves
It’s an interesting question which ties in to Rob’s post of April 3rd asking Hey Gitmo Haters, Where’s The Outrage? with regard to the Iranian treatment (in clear violation of Geneva III) of their UK Hostages as compared to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for enemy combatants.
Wretchard of the Belmont Club has an article today on the under-reported story of Singapore’s detention of enemy combatants.
Repent, Or Else
The AP reports that Singapore is holding 39 terrorist suspects indefinitely and without trial. Even the list of suspects is apparently secret. I thought Guantanamo Prison was the worst place in the world? Now maybe Singapore will be condemned by the United Nations for Human Rights violations. But somehow I doubt it because I equally doubt whether Singapore gives a damn.
So where is the outrage?
Where is the wall to wall coverage of the cruel and inhumane specter of indefinite detention? It’s interesting to note that the Singaporeans are setting a much higher bar for the release of these individuals than the United States is, as Wretchard alludes in his headline:
“Several of them continue to hold on to the core JI [Jemaah Islamiyah] belief that Muslims and non-Muslims cannot live in harmony. They also believe in the establishment of an Islamic state through violent means,” Wong said. “Rehabilitation, including religious counseling, for these detainees is ongoing. Their cases are regularly reviewed.”
Not, mind you, that I have any particular problem with Singapore dealing with the threat in this matter. By the same token, I would have no problem with an announced intention to detain all such enemy combatants (even those who renounce radical Islam and the violence it spawns) until the cessation of hostilities.
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Rodney Graves
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