Considering that holding these people without charges, waiting for some kind of summary trial which may never be, is actually in violation of international law and therefore criminal is indeed ironic.

What is even more ironic is that the US hasn't become party to the Rome Statute, which means the US doesn't recognize the International Criminal Court and may and will harbor fugitives wanted for crimes against humanity - in other words _criminals_.

Ironic. You said it.

Many of these prisoners of war are likely not responsible for anything but being in the wrong spot when the cowboy army arrived.

Not all scumbags are illiterate, some scumbags aren't even scumbags at all and probably not more scumbag than average judgmental joe.