[Asclepius]

... Common sense would say that if there is indeed a war against terrorism, then the prisoners are prisoners of that war, unless Washington is prepared to assert that its war against terrorism is in some way not a war ...

Washington has already asserted that this is a different kind of war. Pay attention, buttheads.

[lepton]

... Common sense would say that if there is indeed a war against terrorism, then the prisoners are prisoners of that war, unless Washington is prepared to assert that its war against terrorism is in some way not a war ...

By international convention, those conducting war that are not in uniform are not legal combatants, and are therefore not protected under the conventions.

[Shermy]

Who is this Pfaff guy? The world didn't change? No, his mind won't change (something I said at another thread, then find more proof here!) Maybe France wants the denial status quo, but Russia, India, etc. etc. have changed. He's an idiot.