Steven Donald Smith, Guantanamo detainees held legally… (2006)
“ Due to security threats, “the Geneva Conventions themselves make very clear, ...that there would be certain categories of individuals, ...spies or ‘saboteurs,’ who should be considered to have forfeited their rights of communication with the outside world,” he said. ”
Steven Donald Smith, Guantanamo detainees held legally… (2006)
“ When asked if detainees should be tried or released, Bellinger reiterated that U.S. operations in Afghanistan are part of an international armed conflict and the detainees picked up there were participants, therefore, the appropriate legal procedure is to hold them until the end of the conflict.“We release individuals who we think cease to pose a threat,” he added. ”
