Charges Dropped Against Terror Detainees

"It is not just a technicality; it's the latest demonstration that this newest system just does not work," Marine Col. Dwight Sullivan told journalists over the weekend, "It is a system of justice that does not comport with American values."

Military judges dismissed charges today against two Guantanamo Bay detainees, a member of Al Qaeda who also chauffeured Osama bin Laden (Salim Ahmed Hamdan), and another who killed a U.S. Soldier with the Taliban in Afghanistan (Omar Khadr). Of the approximate 380 detainees at Guantanamo, these two were the only ones charged with a crime, and these rulings only stand as milestones to complicate future efforts to try Al Qaeda, Taliban, and other terror suspects in military courts.

Recent legislation (Military Commissions Act) apparently states that only "unlawful enemy combatants" can be tried by the military trials, known as commissions. But Khadr and Hamdan had previously been identified by military panels only as "enemy combatants," lacking the critical word "unlawful."

I think its a SPECTACULAR display of our justice system and civil rights when a technicality such as this breaks down the integrity of our entire national security system.

Now, do not blame the judges on this one, they are bound to the legislation. My question is: Why is such legislation on the books? Why is it so flawed? Why aren't operatives of Al Qaeda and the Taliban considered "unlawful?" Either fix the Military Commissions Act, or simply add a line that states if you are a member of a terrorist organization, then you are engaging in "unlawful" action...or would that be a violation of the civil rights of the terrorists?

I'm over it.