Talk about confusing semantics, or at least the issue.

Is habeas corpus a legally established principle of international law, or is it an U.S. constitutional issue, pertaining only to those governed by U.S. law, or is there legal precedent for the U.S. unilaterally applying it to everyone in the world? Does the international law that you are referring to guarantee habeas corpus to all individuals in the world? Or are you discussing the Geneva Conventions, governing behavior in recognized wars between countries? Is 'war' on terrorism a recognized 'war', governable by Geneva, or is it something else that needs to be defined, along with behavior of participants? And how do you govern participant behavior of independent (read terrorist) groups that recognized no established country or government?

Personally, I can see some really slippery slopes, which is why I am reluctant to wholeheartedly embrace the 'killem all, let god sort it out' philosophy, but I can also see the need to do what is necessary to prevent terror.

Just trying to mine the extant knowledge of the vast experience that Harley has as a result of his military background . BTW, in case I missed it, what exactly is that background?