http://www.genevaconventions.org/
only a total moron needs a explanation
It’s not allowed under the Geneva Conventions, serious war crime. Even persons who are not entitled to the protections of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (such as some detainees from third countries) are protected by the “fundamental guarantees” of article 75 of Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions. The United States has long considered article 75 to be part of customary international law (a widely supported state practice accepted as law). Article 75 prohibits murder, “torture of all kinds, whether physical or mental,” “corporal punishment,” and “outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, … and any form of indecent assault.”
Other international law confirms. Torture and other mistreatment of persons in custody are also prohibited in all circumstances under international human rights law, which applies in both peacetime and wartime. Among the relevant treaties are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (arts. 7 & 10) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture), both of which the United States has ratified
International and U.S. law prohibits torture and other ill-treatment of any person in custody in all circumstances. The prohibition applies to the United States during times of peace, armed conflict, or a state of emergency. Any person, whether a U.S. national or a non-citizen, is protected. It is irrelevant whether the detainee is determined to be a prisoner-of-war, a protected person, or a so-called “security detainee” or “unlawful combatant.” And the prohibition is in effect within the territory of the United States or any place anywhere U.S. authorities have control over a person. In short, the prohibition against torture and ill-treatment is absolute.
So if the US finally stops torturing that’s a good thing but it doesn’t make Obama a hero. First off this is not an American favor to the rest of the world. Torturing is not the norm. Not behaving criminally does not make you a hero, that should be considered normal like the fact I don’t rape children does not make me a hero. No reason to praise or worship people for doing what’s only normal. Furthermore Obama and the American government still fail their obligations under International law until all politicians of both corporate parties responsible for these crimes are brought to justice.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnFH.b6AtBZ64Fi04VFXmJwjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071210103303AAwwFZ2
The only line about Bush in the Obama inauguration speech was to thank him for his "service to the country".
Obama is Bush light.
The most pathetic and despicable role in the glorification of Obama is being played by liberals and "lefts" associated with the Nation and similar publications. Through their campaign for his election and their portrayal of him as the leader of an insurgent movement for "American renewal" they are facilitating the implementation of right-wing policies that would otherwise be politically unfeasible, including the expansion of the war in Afghanistan, trillions more in handouts to the banks and cuts in bedrock social programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
It would, however, be a mistake to believe that the combination of deception and self-inebriation of this opportunist milieu is shared by the working class. It lives in the real world of surging unemployment, poverty and homelessness. Even to the extent that workers have expectations that Obama will realize their aspirations for genuine change, this will not stop them from entering into struggle. And events will, sooner rather than later, shatter their illusions and clarify that the new government is no less their enemy than the old one.
November 27th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Thou shalt not torture. You’d think the Christian right would be behind that concept.
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November 27th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Prisoners "in all circumstances be treated HUMANELY, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria." Can’t you read ?
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November 27th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I know you don’t want to be practical, but how did the Geneva Convention protect our troops from the Japanese ?
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November 27th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
It says the Geneva Convention does not apply to terrorists, you lying punk.
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November 27th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
It’s not allowed under the Geneva Conventions, serious war crime. Even persons who are not entitled to the protections of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (such as some detainees from third countries) are protected by the “fundamental guarantees” of article 75 of Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions. The United States has long considered article 75 to be part of customary international law (a widely supported state practice accepted as law). Article 75 prohibits murder, “torture of all kinds, whether physical or mental,” “corporal punishment,” and “outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, … and any form of indecent assault.”
Other international law confirms. Torture and other mistreatment of persons in custody are also prohibited in all circumstances under international human rights law, which applies in both peacetime and wartime. Among the relevant treaties are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (arts. 7 & 10) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture), both of which the United States has ratified
International and U.S. law prohibits torture and other ill-treatment of any person in custody in all circumstances. The prohibition applies to the United States during times of peace, armed conflict, or a state of emergency. Any person, whether a U.S. national or a non-citizen, is protected. It is irrelevant whether the detainee is determined to be a prisoner-of-war, a protected person, or a so-called “security detainee” or “unlawful combatant.” And the prohibition is in effect within the territory of the United States or any place anywhere U.S. authorities have control over a person. In short, the prohibition against torture and ill-treatment is absolute.
So if the US finally stops torturing that’s a good thing but it doesn’t make Obama a hero. First off this is not an American favor to the rest of the world. Torturing is not the norm. Not behaving criminally does not make you a hero, that should be considered normal like the fact I don’t rape children does not make me a hero. No reason to praise or worship people for doing what’s only normal. Furthermore Obama and the American government still fail their obligations under International law until all politicians of both corporate parties responsible for these crimes are brought to justice.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnFH.b6AtBZ64Fi04VFXmJwjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071210103303AAwwFZ2
The only line about Bush in the Obama inauguration speech was to thank him for his "service to the country".
Obama is Bush light.
The most pathetic and despicable role in the glorification of Obama is being played by liberals and "lefts" associated with the Nation and similar publications. Through their campaign for his election and their portrayal of him as the leader of an insurgent movement for "American renewal" they are facilitating the implementation of right-wing policies that would otherwise be politically unfeasible, including the expansion of the war in Afghanistan, trillions more in handouts to the banks and cuts in bedrock social programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
It would, however, be a mistake to believe that the combination of deception and self-inebriation of this opportunist milieu is shared by the working class. It lives in the real world of surging unemployment, poverty and homelessness. Even to the extent that workers have expectations that Obama will realize their aspirations for genuine change, this will not stop them from entering into struggle. And events will, sooner rather than later, shatter their illusions and clarify that the new government is no less their enemy than the old one.
References :
http://www.hrw.org/legacy/english/docs/2004/05/24/usint8614.htm
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/pers-j20.shtml