On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:43:35 +0000, NOYB wrote:


The definition of "abuse" is up for debate IMO. If it leaves no permanent
physical defect, and the prisoner doesn't die, it should be permissable
under certain circumstances (for example, the "ticking time bomb
scenario").

As if torture works? If you are looking for accurate intelligence,
torture isn't the answer. When a man is squealing in pain, or quaking in
fear, he will tell you anything to make the treatment stop. Throughout
history, those that endorse torture have belonged to a special club. You
know the one. Nazi Germany, Latin American Death Squads, Communist Police
States, are all members. Frankly, I would rather my country didn't join
that club.


They are organized *non-uniformed* military personnel who use mosques,
hospitals, and civilian populations for shelter and weapons
storage...which means they're unlawful combatants not entitled to the
protections of the Geneva Convention.

You keep repeating this, as if repetition will some how make it true.
*All* combatants are protected under the Geneva Convention. They are just
not afforded the same protections as prisoners of war.