Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Geneva Protections for Detainees

Four years after declaring that terror suspects held in Guantanamo and elsewhere are "illegal combatants" and not entitled to the protections of the Geneva conventions, the White House has reversed its position. From the NY Times:
In a sweeping change of policy, the Pentagon has decided that it will treat all detainees in compliance with the minimum standards spelled out in the Geneva conventions, a senior defense official said today.

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