08 June, 2020

Quora Answer: If ISIS Fighters were Captured, Should They be Executed or Put on Trial?

The following is my answer to a Quora question: “If ISIS fighters were captured, should they be executed or put on trial?

If possible, they should be detained first.  They are a source of intelligence on the group, and should be adequately questioned.  If there is a need, they should be put on trial, although detention without trial avoids a spectacle.  The problem with spectacles is that we make these people famous, and they are a propaganda props.  Personally, I am not averse to a solution where these people are quietly executed, and their bodies disposed of.  This can only be done close to the front.  It is politically problematic for it to be done in country.



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