Having it both ways:

Inside the United States:

Rumsfeld replied that the Geneva Convention applies to all prisoners held in Iraq, but not to those held in Guantanamo Bay, where detainees captured in the global war on terror are held. [USA Today 2004]

Outside the United States:

... the administration also claims a technical loophole: Since the Constitution doesn't apply to foreigners outside the United States, the administration argues that by the Senate's standard, the CIA can use cruel and inhuman methods on foreign detainees held abroad. [WaPo Editorial 2005]

NOTE: The assertion that Guantanamo is part of the U.S. and therefore exempt from foreign treaties (e.g. Geneva) was made again about a week ago. That, in conjunction with today's WaPo editorial, was what motivated this post. Alas, we can't find that particular report, and have used the older USA Today story as a substitute.


posted by Quiddity at 11/23/2005 09:53:00 AM