On January 11, 2002, the United States announced that it was refusing to abide by the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war.
It did no such thing. It pointed out that the captured prisoners don't meet the standards to have prisoner of war status.
As for gender discrimination, and discrimination based on race, nationality, religious belief or political opinions, point out some violations. With some specifics and some evidence the accusation isn't credible.
- Article 26: Food must be in sufficient quantity, quality and variety to maintain good health and weight
Gitmo Diet Making Prisoners Fat
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block — almost around the clock in some cases — is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat.
Meals totaling a whopping 4,200 calories per day are brought to their cells, well above the 2,000 to 3,000 calories recommended for weight maintenance by U.S. government dietary guidelines. And some inmates are eating everything on the menu.
foxnews.com
The other charges are mostly just as false. The few that might be true where either to a very small number of individuals, or where very reasonable adjustments to the nature of the prisoners and where not violations because the the people in question are not POWs. (example the "Prisoners must be allowed to write to family, others", which would enable them to continue to participate in plotting with other terrorists.) |
