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If we are at war, then the enemy we have captured are POW. As such, they are entitled to the Geneva Accords.NO, they don't need to be Mirandized, nor do they come under the Constitution necessarily. They are to be treated as POW, as every civilized nation in the world has agreed to treat POW. Making up a new term for them that strips them of all of their rights is cynical and immoral.Is waterboarding allowed under the Geneva Accords? If so, then I suppose it's OK. Did we prosecute Japanese soldiers for war crimes for having used waterboarding during WWII? If so, then we should not employ the same methods ourselves.Now, we keep hearing how only three people have ever been waterboarded in the war against Iraq. Just three bad guys, so what's the big deal? The big deal is that anyone who has been paying attention knows that there has been far more torture than the pro torture voices are willing to admit.
If we are at war, then the enemy we have captured are POW. As such, they are entitled to the Geneva Accords.
NO, they don't need to be Mirandized, nor do they come under the Constitution necessarily. They are to be treated as POW, as every civilized nation in the world has agreed to treat POW. Making up a new term for them that strips them of all of their rights is cynical and immoral.
Is waterboarding allowed under the Geneva Accords? If so, then I suppose it's OK. Did we prosecute Japanese soldiers for war crimes for having used waterboarding during WWII? If so, then we should not employ the same methods ourselves.
Now, we keep hearing how only three people have ever been waterboarded in the war against Iraq. Just three bad guys, so what's the big deal? The big deal is that anyone who has been paying attention knows that there has been far more torture than the pro torture voices are willing to admit.
