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**xpllmr** · 12-09-2009, 02:31 PM

The trouble with the term enemy combatant is that it's contrary to the Geneva Convention, either these prisoners have the rights of Prisoners of War or they don't. The term enemy combatant is a term Bush made up and not one recognised by the rest of the world.

I don't see anything wrong with trying the defendents in New York, my only concern was that the city would be disrupted, although now that is has been explained that this will not be the case, then I don't see any problem.

London used to have convoys of armoured vehicles and armed police lining the route between the Old Bailey and high security remand prisons in such cases, however the Old Bailey has now been replaced in respect of many High Profile Terrorist Cases by Woolwich Crown Court which is right beside Belmarsh High Security Prison in south east London.

High levels of Security are evident whenever such cases are heard at the Old Bailey in Central London

One extremely cold and grim faced looking police woman looks on as a Prison Convoy nears the back entrance to the Central Criminal Courts in London (Old Bailey)

HMP Belmarsh in South East London (Woolwich Crown Court is the building of two halves just outside the prison walls - bottom right)

HMP Belmarsh is home to Abu Hamza al-Masri, who hopefully should soon be extradited from the UK across to the US to face trial.

12-09-2009, 02:31 PM	#20
xpllmr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 875 Senior Member	The trouble with the term enemy combatant is that it's contrary to the Geneva Convention, either these prisoners have the rights of Prisoners of War or they don't. The term enemy combatant is a term Bush made up and not one recognised by the rest of the world. I don't see anything wrong with trying the defendents in New York, my only concern was that the city would be disrupted, although now that is has been explained that this will not be the case, then I don't see any problem. London used to have convoys of armoured vehicles and armed police lining the route between the Old Bailey and high security remand prisons in such cases, however the Old Bailey has now been replaced in respect of many High Profile Terrorist Cases by Woolwich Crown Court which is right beside Belmarsh High Security Prison in south east London. High levels of Security are evident whenever such cases are heard at the Old Bailey in Central London One extremely cold and grim faced looking police woman looks on as a Prison Convoy nears the back entrance to the Central Criminal Courts in London (Old Bailey) HMP Belmarsh in South East London (Woolwich Crown Court is the building of two halves just outside the prison walls - bottom right) HMP Belmarsh is home to Abu Hamza al-Masri, who hopefully should soon be extradited from the UK across to the US to face trial.
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