I believe all of that was covered in the Geneva Convention, but, of course, the federal government bypassed that by not using the term POW.
And, of course, it is also covered in the Bill of Rights, but, then, the Bushistas say that doesn't cover foreign nationals, even the ones in our custody.
So, take your pick. Either they are POW, and are subject to the Geneva Convention, or they are not, and are subject to our laws when we take them into custody.
The solutions hammered out by wiser heads than us over many years may not be perfect, but they are certainly better than beating innocent people, then throwing them into prison with real militants, where the natural hatred they feel over the treatment they have received can be exploited to create yet more militants. Such a solution must be better than the spectacle of the United States torturing prisoners for the entire world to see.
The so called war on terror has become like the war on poverty, creating yet more of what it is supposed to be combating.
