Will the International Criminal Court, The Third Geneva Conventions go after Bush and his crew for high crimes?
They are considered POWS until a tribunal says otherwise. “As amended in 1949, the Third Geneva Convention, known as the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, sets forth criteria to determine who is a POW, a protected person under this convention. Where a doubt arises about whether a person is a POW, a competent tribunal must decide his or her status; in the meantime, the person must be afforded the protections of this convention. POWs are entitled at all times to humane treatment and respect for their personal dignity and honor. Their lives and health must not be endangered. They must be protected against violence or intimidation, insults, and public curiosity. They must be maintained in conditions as favorable as those for the forces of the detaining power. No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on POWs to secure information from them. POWs who refuse to answer questions may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to
