What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of…

But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu…

— John Yoo

Whether we consider Nazi Germany or Abu Ghraib prison, there were many people who observed what was happening and said nothing. At Abu Ghraib,…

— Philip Zimbardo

In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard…

— John Yoo

I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for.…

— Samantha Power

Not enough countries, not enough armies, not enough armed groups are abiding by the fundamental human values enshrined in the Geneva Conventions.

— Peter Maurer

We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose.

— Peter Maurer

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners…

— Janis Karpinski

The United States of course wants to follow the highest standards of conduct with regard to enemy combatants who follow the rules of war.…

— John Yoo

It is very clear from the text of the Geneva Conventions that families have the right to know about the whereabouts of their missing…

— Peter Maurer

Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.

— Brad Thor

I didn't plan that there'd be this awful situation in which our European governments, just to start the story off, breaking the Geneva conventions…

— Vanessa Redgrave

Prisoners, according to the law, who are non-U.S. citizens and are detained outside the U.S. - including in Guantanamo Bay - are denied 'habeas…

— Noah Feldman

I haven't decided if he deserved to eat bread made out of sticks or live in a rancid puddle, probably because I haven't made…

— Sarah Vowell

That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that…

— John Yoo