03 October 2006

Attention US military personnel

You are not required to obey an unlawful order.

You are required to disobey an unlawful order.

1 comment:

Nathan said...

Article 3 applies only to prisoners of war. The detainees at Guantanamo and elsewhere are not prisoners of war, because the conflict against al-Qaeda is not a declared war. This is how military commanders and presidents legally pursue the tactics which have caused so much umbrage. I'm not saying it's right, but it is also incorrect to claim that anyone is breaking the law here. Additionally, the Geneva Conventions only apply to uniformed military personel, and uniformed military personel do almost none of the questioning of detainees.

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