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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 any battlefield, making it far more secure.”

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

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A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.

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This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

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I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…

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There was nothing wrong - and everything right - with analyzing a law that establishes boundaries on interrogation in the war on terrorism.

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President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

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