"There were inconsistencies in how the Geneva Conventions were applied. The Bush administration declared that since detainees were enemy combatants and not PoWs, the conventions weren't binding. But the officials cited conventions when convenient, such as the rule that no detainees could have their faces photographed or be interviewed by journalists. The Pentagon argued to do so would violate the convention..."
— May 12, 2015 10:14PM
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