I have also not seen any indication that the prisoners are being tortured or treated in a manner which violates any sort of international law. What is confusing to me is the Secretary of Defense's wordsmithing. If we are at war, then aren't the people we're fighting technically at war with us as well?
I think what's confusing is the very nature of this war, which is different from any other sort of conflict that we've ever engaged in. We're fighting a war but there has been no formal declaration of war. So which set of rules apply? > But, it is an act of war that violates the Geneva convention in a manner > that removes the protection of that convention from those who violate it. > So, the US is not required by treaty to give court martials to the POWs from > AQ. Torture is still wrong, but I've seen no indication that they are being > tortured. -- Sliante, Richard S. Crawford mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mossroot.com AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Yahoo!: rscrawford MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When you have lost the ability to laugh at yourself, you have lost the ability to think straight." --Clarence Darrow "Push the button, Max!"
