Questions for Secretary of State Colil Powell from Ben Barber, American Legion Magazine, with Powell's answers re: decision to deny POW status to detainees, status as enemy combatants, foreign criticism of this decision, etc
Letter from Alexander Karagiannis Director, United Kingdom, Benelux, and Ireland Affairs assuring UK MP Clark that detainees held under US control in Guantanamo are still treated humanely depsite their lack of POW status.
This State Department fact sheet of Guantanamo detainees, listing total number in custody, reasons for US authority to detain them, their status under the Geneva convention, their treatment and transfer to foreign governments also serves as a ...
DOS Memo re: Talking Points and Issue Paper on Guantanamo Detainees. Statement of US position on Guantanamo detainees stating that: i) detainees are treated humanely; ii) detainees are not POWs; and iii) US is working with other countries whose ...
Ed Cummings presentation on the applicability of Geneva Convention in War Against Terror against non-state actors.
Press release entitled "Government Accepts Military Commissions for Guantanamo Bay Detainees" concerning the matter of David Hicks, an Australian accused of being a Taliban fighter and held in Guantanamo
State Department talking points memo on the status of Guantanamo detainees as Unlawful Combatants vs. Prisoners of War (POWs). The memo cites the Geneva Convention's POW requirements that POWs wear a uniform with a distinctive insignia, that they ...
This memo is to address questions and concerns over the status and treatment of Guantanamo detainees. The memo states that the detainees are illegal combatants, and not Prisoners of War (POWs). It states Al Qaeda is a foreign terrorist group and ...
State Department fax cover sheet re: Cable on Prosecution of Non-Afghans Aiding Al-Qaeda and Taliban. Remarks: Per discussion at this afternoon's SVTS. Clearance would be appreciated by 00B Monday.
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Evan T. Bloom
Daniel P. Collins | John Bellinger
Evan T. Bloom, Daniel P. Collins, John B. Bellinger, III
Letter
Evan T. Bloom
Daniel P. Collins | John Bellinger
Evan T. Bloom, Daniel P. Collins, John B. Bellinger, III
This State Department memo addresses the question of applying Article 5 of the Geneva Convention to the Guantanamo detainees. The memo states POW status does not apply to the Taliban or to Al Qaeda because they are: 1) not subject to military ...