Terrorism, Security, and Geneva

ChronWatch ^ | November 29, 2006 | J. B. Williams

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If it’s true that all Americans want proper national defense measures while enforcing and adhering to humane treatment of enemy captives, then we must begin with knowing what the Geneva Convention says, knowing to whom it applies (and doesn’t apply), being honest in the assessment of events, and applying the same rules of engagement expected of ourselves, to enemy forces.

The Boston Globe writes ''Ex-General at Abu Ghraib Says Rumsfeld OK'd Abuse. That is a sensational headline to be sure, and the average reader would assume that this column is referring to the photos we’ve all seen of US soldiers playing stack the naked terrorist. However, the body of the column states instead that U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who ran the prison until early 2004, said she saw a memorandum signed by Rumsfeld detailing the use of harsh interrogation methods.

Not the stack-the-naked-terrorists methods I thought they were referring to based on their headline, but these methods, according to Karpinski, ''The methods consisted of making prisoners stand for long periods, sleep deprivation . . . playing music at full volume . . . Rumsfeld authorized these specific techniques.'' This is “news”? These are the inhumane methods we’re all worried about? You’ll find these same methods employed at every college party.

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