[Arkinsaw]

The fact is the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to

Doesn't matter, thats not what the article is about. The article is about administration officials purportedly approving these techniques and then prosecuting soldiers and denying they approved. That may not be true, but its what the article is about.

[oceanview]

are the soldiers being prosecuted for using dogs and not letting the prisoners get enough sleep? are they being prosecuted for hooding them?

[elhombrelibre]

Did you not see this portion or the article? "A string of leaked government memos over the past few days has revealed that President George W Bush was advised by Justice Department officials and the White House lawyer, Alberto Gonzalez, that Geneva Conventions on torture did not apply to "unlawful combatants", captured during the war on terror."