1a) Our justice system has always stated " innocent until proven guilty." The war in Iraq has brought out several ethical dilemmas since significant changes in the military action and homeland security. Holding terrorists suspects without legal representation, charges or court hearings is almost absurd. However, using the paradigm model, it really explains itself. The paradigm of short term versus long term is best suited for this type of dilemma. The government is taking immediate present action, due to the need of human safety since 9/11 and hoping this will help build the future. However, they government at the same time could be risking the future by holding the suspects without normal U.S. laws and court procedures. Is the government close to retaining that type of power in the future over U.S. citizens? A resolution to the dilemma is to go by the Rule-based model, or the Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant. There is no sure way to know what the consequences for holding......
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