Forum (Forum & Focus)
Feb. 25, 2009
Standard Deviation
Before any assessment can be made of the legality of detainee treatment, the applicable law must be coherently identified, writes David Glazier.
FORUM COLUMN
By David Glazier The U.S. government announced the completion of a report Monday predictably concluding that detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay comply with Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Prepared by Navy Adm. Patrick Walsh, the report was tasked by President Obama's Jan. 22, executive order requiring Guantánamo be closed within a year. While portrayed as a stamp of approval for the current stat...
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