Should anybody be charged with a crime for torture?

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Originally Posted by Dan40

Neither pirates nor terrorists are afforded Geneva Convention protections. The GC covers members of "Armed Forces" and non-combatant civilians members of those "Armed Forces"

Dan, actually they are. Read the bit above in purple that I already posted. There is other language in the GC that will allow people to be charged with a crime (pirates) after capture. They are also entitled to a tribunal to determine their status. The Bush administration decided that terrorists could be held indefinitely - they were ruled against a few years later. And until their status is determined they are entitled to the GC protections.

Steve