On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 02:28:08 GMT, Fred J. McCall
wrote:

Jim Watt wrote:

:On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 06:25:37 -0700, "TinCanMan"
wrote:
:
:They are not, therefore they have no rights as POW's
:
:In the UN declaration of Human rights, which the US
urports to support it says:
:
:Article 9
:No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

And so they aren't. Nothing 'arbitrary' about it. Next?

I appreciate you may not find the word in the McDonalds dictionary
(given away free with large fries) or on American television where
words of more than six letters are avoided to prevent confusion.

ar·bi·trary (adjective)

1. Depending on individual discretion (as of a judge)
and not fixed by law.

2.1 Not restrained or limited in the exercise of
power : ruling by absolute authority

2.2 Marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often
tyrannical exercise of power

2.3 Using unlimited personal power without considering
other people's wishes:

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Jim Watt http://www.gibnet.com