Al Qaeda to Grant Habeas Corpus Rights

Scott Ott focuses on the double standards in the war on terror in this story a few days ago. Since these guys don’t wear uniforms why are they given the same treatment under the rules of war as a uniformed soldier? During WWII wouldn’t they be shot as spies if captured? These two must be laughing till they cry in their caves…

(Tora Bora – PAKISTAN) — As a goodwill gesture in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to grant writs of habeas corpus to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, al Qaeda today announced it would grant its beheadees what it called “writs of habeas corpse.”

Under the Supreme Court’s Boumediene v. Bush ruling (PDF), an enemy combatant facing trial before a military tribunal can now petition a U.S. court for a writ of habeas corpus allowing him to challenge his detention in a civilian U.S. court, essentially granting him the rights of an American citizen.

The Qaeda court, however, lacking a large number of detainees, said it would allow any of its beheadees to petition for the right to appear in an Islamic Court.

“We feel this is even more generous than the unilateral U.S. decision,” said an unnamed Qaeda Court spokesman, “because we’ll actually issue two writs for each beheadee to assure the court has his undivided attention.” — as reported by satirist Scott Ott / Scrappleface

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