There are pros and cons about the policy decision whether to follow the Geneva Conventions in a war where they do not legally apply. Among the pros m…

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First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.

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Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for coopera…

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It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is gover…

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Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to de…

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Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks…

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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 battl…

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While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for…

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I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level…

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