thanks for correcting me - i should've read some more on the story. It's true that the Iraqis didn't have the jurisdiction to hold the British troops, but just to speak generally, countries don't want their citizens to be subject to foreign laws or face imprisonment in other countries, for obvious reasons.
Basically, Admiral Cain did have the authority to what she did-- Adama just disagreed with the outcome because they were "his" men, a natural attitude in people that leads to all kinds of crazy things in war: fighting with people you otherwise have nothing in common with b/c you're countrymen, excusing the crimes of your people while damning the crimes of the other side... Although the Cylon interrogator was a colossally evil person (I'm still in shock over the attempted rape scene, even hours later), the Galactica's hangar girl (name?) SHOT Boomer-1 and now walks freely around the ship, Roslin put a Cylon out an airlock and almost did the same with Boomer-2, etc. Are the Galactica crew really *that* much better?
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Date: 2005-09-24 09:34 pm (UTC)Basically, Admiral Cain did have the authority to what she did-- Adama just disagreed with the outcome because they were "his" men, a natural attitude in people that leads to all kinds of crazy things in war: fighting with people you otherwise have nothing in common with b/c you're countrymen, excusing the crimes of your people while damning the crimes of the other side... Although the Cylon interrogator was a colossally evil person (I'm still in shock over the attempted rape scene, even hours later), the Galactica's hangar girl (name?) SHOT Boomer-1 and now walks freely around the ship, Roslin put a Cylon out an airlock and almost did the same with Boomer-2, etc. Are the Galactica crew really *that* much better?