Abide Quote by Brad Thor

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

I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different from…

— Barack Obama

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda…

— John Yoo

If you suspend the Geneva Conventions, give the green light to anything that will get intelligence, round up thousands all over the globe with…

— Andrew Sullivan

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

What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we…

— Carlos Fuentes

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

— John Yoo

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

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

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