ah, the supreme court

They've done it again. The Hamden Case essentially proffers Geneva rights to an organization that is not a signer of the convention and which is fighting a style of war unimagined in the wording of the treaty. This ruling was invented out of whole clothe and bears no semblance to the reality of the multi-national, non-state entity we are fighting. As 100,000 ants can take down a deer, so is our government's ability to fight the Jihadi's being slowly stripped away. For the record, I'm not saying that these guys do not have any intrinsic rights as humans, but rather that the Geneva convention does not apply to non-signers, which they are. Big, big difference. A good analysis here. The break down of international and national law is accelerating when we extend infinite rights to everybody no matter if they apply or not. Laws do matter. Sorry about the ranting style of this post. For a good roundup of reaction, go to www.instapundit.com