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Originally Posted by KSigMason
Terrorists and their organizations are not privy to the Geneva Convention...they are not uniformed soldiers nor are they soldiers of any nation.
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No - you are wrong.
Article 5 of the 3rd Geneva Convention:
Should any doubt arise as to whether persons, having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy, belong to any of the categories enumerated in Article 4, such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal.
Almost 800 men have been illegally imprisoned without having their status determined by a competent tribunal. Hence these men are protected by the Geneva Convention.
And how many of the men illegally imprisoned at Guantanamo are actually terrorists? How many have actually been accused of any act of terrorism?