Tuesday, January 29, 2002

A P.O.W. Tangle: What the Law Says
Human Rights Watch argues that it is inconsistent for the United States to contend that Geneva does not apply because this is an unconventional war. "The United States government could have pursued terrorist suspects by traditional law- enforcement means, in which case the Geneva Conventions indeed would not apply," Kenneth Roth, executive director of the group, wrote in a letter today to Condoleezza Rice, Mr. Bush's national security adviser.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/29LEGA.html

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