martin14 martin14:
The third Geneva Convention ("Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War") covers members of the armed forces who fall into enemy hands. They are in the power of the enemy State, not of the individuals or troops who have captured them.
it is reserved for soldiers only, civilians treated differently.
Soldiers can be identified by a uniform.
no uniform, no soldier, no GC.
the GC was not written for this conflict, nor has it adapted to it,
its already 60 years old.. maybe it needs an update.
First of all--apologies for my previous post. It was, upon rereading, unbelievably arrogant. I'm quite passionate on the issue, and you were right--my remarks were a little intermperate
Second--I agree that the Geneva Convention needs an update and that existing international laws and conventions prove inadequate in the present conflicts.
My main point was--and this is not specific to Khadr, but includes him--is that regardless of existing convention, you shouldn't torture and you shouldn't detain indefinitely (menaing forever) with no chance for the detainee to present a case. That is the kind of thing we are fighting
against.
CKA Uber 
