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...crimes committed outside the laws of war. Any Taliban fighters—who are even more clearly members of an organized fighting force—connected to atrocities perpetrated against the Afghani people or elsewhere should be tried for crimes against humanity by an international tribunal. Any al Qaeda prisoners??€”as well as al Qaeda members arrested anywhere in the world—who are connected to terrorist actions should be tried in civilian courts for their actions...
However, the U.S. military must take care not to overstep these bounds. For instance, the International Committee of the Red Cross plans to investigate the armed forces’ decision to shave prisoners??€™ heads and beards, ostensibly to prevent the spread of head lice. The unnecessary shaving of prisoners whose particular religious beliefs forbade it would imply a severe lack of respect for international norms...