Choose quotes font
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies
Next quotes
John Yoo:
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW statJohn Yoo:
This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criJohn Yoo:
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain -John Yoo:
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serialJohn Yoo:
It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anythingJohn Yoo:
Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisonerJohn Yoo:
It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorJohn Yoo:
Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualJohn Yoo:
Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to depriveJohn Yoo:
Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S.