[CLUE-Talk] Charlie Daniels comments, article about Saddam's sons.

[Jeffery Cann]

Speaking of inhumane / questionable treatment of people ... The selective 
application of the Geneva convention by our government is sad.

The administration conveniently claims that prisoners in Guantanamo Bay are 
not POWs - even though most were captured during the Afghanistan conflict.  
This is an effort by our government to circumvent International law regarding 
prisoners, humane treatment, access to legal representation, etc.

Yet, as soon as Iraq releases pictures of American POWs, the administration 
knows every detail of the Geneva convention and the fact that pictures of 
prisoners are not acceptable.  But, the administration DID THE SAME THING AS 
IRAQ when they displayed pictures of prisoners.  Here's a link the to picture 
that shows these prisoners:

+http://web.amnesty.org/web/wire.nsf/April2002print/guantanamo?OpenDocument

Here's AIs statement:

"Amnesty International's findings confirm many of the organization's earlier 
concerns and suggest that a significant number of detainees continue to be 
deprived of certain basic rights guaranteed under international law. These 
include the right to humane treatment, as well as rights which are essential 
to protection from arbitrary detention, such as the right of anyone deprived 
of their liberty to be informed of the reasons for the detention; to be able 
to challenge the lawfulness of the detention; to have prompt access to and 
assistance from a lawyer; and to the presumption of innocence."

Here's Amnesty International's statement to the administration.  It has been 
ignored by your President and his administration.

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engAMR510442002?OpenDocument&of=COUNTRIES\USA?OpenDocument&of=COUNTRIES\USA

Jeff