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To: kumar who wrote (18245)	12/1/2003 4:30:16 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793670

In your view, are these POWs or not ? In my view, this case was easy, since they a) were wearing uniforms, and b) were fighting soldiers. So yes, I think so. But someone might look at the Fedayeen's overall track record of terrorism and come to a different conclusion. In general, my sticking point is that those combatants who demand Geneva Convention protections should show that they were following minimum standards for conducting themselves as legal combatants: wearing uniforms, following orders, and avoiding civilian targets. That's why I argued that Taliban conscripts should get the protections, but Al Qaeda should not.