/videos/the-military-commission-act-of-2006 Can somebody be held indefinitely without access to a lawyer and without being charge in the U.S.? Yes if he is not an American and classified as 'enemy combatant'. This tragedy of law was passed in 2006 and is in conflict with international law and the Geneva conventions. An example on how 'the capital of the free world' should not be an example to the rest of the world. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:57:55 +0100 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:57:55 +0100 en-uk <img alt="damianrafferty" src="/avatars/39/square/digg_logo_100.jpg?1251220327" /> <span class="mask">&#160;</span> damianrafferty said: <blockquote><p>Sadly the US has become all too much of an example to the rest of the world. Without US flouting of human rights and international insitutions, it would have been unthinkable for instance that Russia would have invaded Georgia.</p></blockquote> damianrafferty Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:57:55 +0100 http://www.protectthehuman.com/videos/the-military-commission-act-of-2006#comment_474 http://www.protectthehuman.com/videos/the-military-commission-act-of-2006#comment_474