And remember that Sullivan is an advocate of a vigorous war on jihad (and was also an early supporter of the war in Iraq, although he has now turned)
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/t ... minal.html
Read it and weep
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases ... 07-18.html
Under Article 4 of the Geneva Convention, however, Taliban detainees are not entitled to POW status. To qualify as POWs under Article 4, al Qaeda and Taliban detainees would have to have satisfied four conditions: They would have to be part of a military hierarchy; they would have to have worn uniforms or other distinctive signs visible at a distance; they would have to have carried arms openly; and they would have to have conducted their military operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.
Al Qaeda is an international terrorist group and cannot be considered a state party to the Geneva Convention. Its members, therefore, are not covered by the Geneva Convention, and are not entitled to POW status under the treaty.
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