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It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained…
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First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.
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American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from…
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President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.
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Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods…
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Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding…
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Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated…
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Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny…
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If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the…
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It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.
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Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in…
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Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of…
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Punishing abuse in Iraq should not return the U.S. to Sept. 10, 2001, in the way it fights al Qaeda, while Osama…
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The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven's lieutenants.
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