Enemy Combatants?

I see a fundamental issue with labeling people "enemy combatants". The phrase implies a state of declared, definable war where we know who is or is not our enemy. The problem with our current situation is our "enemies" have only one thing in common ... they are Muslim. Islam is a religion, not a country. There is no definitive territory from which Muslim's come, no military bases flying a recognized Muslim flag, nothing upon which to declare an absolute target of action.

Labeling those who commit crimes like the attacks on New York and Boston as "enemy combatants" clouds the issue, leading us to argue over how they should be handled. Do we treat them as common criminals, in which case they have rights under our civilian legal system, or do we treat them as prisoners of war, in which case they have rights under the Geneva Convention?

A third possibility does exist: accept them as prisoners of war who, due to their deliberate targeting of non-combatant, civilian populations and targets, are war criminals, subject to military tribunal and trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This does, of course, require us to hold our soldiers and leadership to the same standard, hence my opposition to the continued use of "drone strikes" in countries against whom we have no declaration of war, yet continually commit military strikes within their territories, often killing nothing but non-combatant, civilian "targets".

Start thinking people, we already have established rules of law to handle people like this. Let's start using them the way they were designed and honoring them ourselves, otherwise we have no right to call ourselves a "civilized" nation.

Let the (False) Flag Wave!

This is an expansion and explanation of my open statement last week. I know many of my readers may have been confused by it.

Concerned military personnel gave anonymous voice to concerns that rogue operations within the United States Federal government may be planning something big for late this summer.

Late last week, a concerned active-duty Marine discussed with me his concerns that rogue elements within the U.S. Government are planning a ''false flag'' operation for late this summer. The operation consists of detonating either atomic devices or ''dirty'' bombs in several major U.S. cities to trigger a state of emergency and plunge the United States into martial law. The source was corroborated through secondary sources linked to Naval intelligence.

The scenario described is as follows:

• Detonation of first device in East coast city such as Washington during or shortly after rush-hour traffic. This will maximize immediate kill numbers as larger percentage of population will be in urban core regions. Further chaos expected due to youths being back in school, separated from parents.
• Emergency disaster protocols will be invoked, directing residents in areas already ''attacked'' to remain indoors and await evacuation orders and assistance. Major cities west will be given evacuation orders in ''anticipation'' of further ''attacks'' by forces unknown (presumably the 'attacks'' will be blamed on Islamic Jihadists or ''domestic'' terrorist organizations). Evacuation will be to FEMA-controlled camps built in the last decade by Halliburton (yes, they do exist). Children in schools will be bused directly from school to the camps, most likely without concern for reuniting them with loved ones (no doubt traumatizing them in the process).
• During the evacuations, suspected dissidents and individuals considered political liabilities will be separated for ''special processing''. Odds are this will include anyone involved with social and political movements the administration feels ''embarrassed'' by, up to and including sexual rights advocates and anyone who has ever been critical of the U.S. government or any political official.
• Release of unknown pathogens (diseases) amongst evacuation camps. This is to be blamed on secondary biological attacks by unknown forces and will spread rapidly due to the crowded conditions in the evacuation camps.

This false flag operation, again noted as being executed by rogue elements within the United States Government, will be the biggest crime against humanity since Hitler's campaign against the Jewish state. In honesty, however, even my act of making this information public may (hopefully) cause these elements to abandon this plan. It would, indeed, be pretty stupid to continue with such an operation after the world has been made aware of the plans. Once the details are public knowledge, everyone will know who is to blame, should they proceed. It is unknown whether the President is aware of this plan or if it is being executed without his knowledge.

To those behind this vile plot, I have this to say. Do this and we will know who is to blame. The American people will not forget and we will never forgive. You will have no where to hide from us. You have been warned.