http://blog.kischuk.com/2004/06/10/media-reagan-and-abu-ghraib/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 19 May 2010 15:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.kischuk.com/2004/06/10/media-reagan-and-abu-ghraib/#comment-136 Rob Kischuk Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:43:07 +0000 http://rkischuk.wordpress.com/2004/06/10/media-reagan-and-abu-ghraib/#comment-136 Like I said, I don't know enough about what they say to suggest whether or not they need to be discarded in order to meet the necessary objectives. Clearly, Abu Ghraib was more about stupidity than it was about obtaining intelligence. What options does the Geneva Convention give other than asking nicely for information? And would violations of the Geneva Convention in combat (do parts apply there?) justify less fettered interrogation to prevent further violations? Like I said, I don’t know enough about what they say to suggest whether or not they need to be discarded in order to meet the necessary objectives. Clearly, Abu Ghraib was more about stupidity than it was about obtaining intelligence. What options does the Geneva Convention give other than asking nicely for information? And would violations of the Geneva Convention in combat (do parts apply there?) justify less fettered interrogation to prevent further violations?

]]> http://blog.kischuk.com/2004/06/10/media-reagan-and-abu-ghraib/#comment-135 Paul Watson Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:06:56 +0000 http://rkischuk.wordpress.com/2004/06/10/media-reagan-and-abu-ghraib/#comment-135 Of course, the problem with tossing out the Geneva Conventions is that the US will have no right to complain the next time their own soldiers are tortured. Of course, the problem with tossing out the Geneva Conventions is that the US will have no right to complain the next time their own soldiers are tortured.

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