>Only the dead have seen the end of war. > >I'm speaking specifically of captured enemy combatants involved in >actions against US interests. Not just dudes rounded up in raids or >whatever, we turn those guys over to the locals, as we should. > >Every combatant has intel, order of battle, organization, tactics, >techniques and procedures. Contacts, logistics, something.
And as such the Geneva Conventions do apply. There are several sections dealing with insurgents, specifically the third convention: (2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such organized resistance movements... http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/375?OpenDocument In part II of the Third Convention, of which the US is a guaranteeing power it states: No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind. I think one can argue that the Iraqi insurgents, and the Taliban (as members of a former government) fit very well within that definition. Moreover according to some even Al-Queda does as well. Although if that's the case then they fall under the crimes against humanity provisions of the UN charter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262357 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
