Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Why we need a new Geneva Convention

Over the last bunch of years, people have been looking to both legal precedent and treaties in order to attack or justify the United States' interrogation techniques. Because the way in which much war is waged these days (no uniforms, going after civilians, no national affiliation, etc.), the Geneva Conventions are unable to address the reality of modern warfare--terrorism. What we need is a new document that addresses such challenges, leaving no room to circumvent the law by creating categories of "enemy combatants," for instance.

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