Quote Originally Posted by Redleg
Yes Indeed - and that is the point of the question I asked. Now one must look to where these individuals were captured. If they were captured in Afganstan in operations against the United States - they are indeed not entitled to the Geneva Conventions - however what if they were taken by force? Like from say Italy.
You are entirely correct. My point all along has been that we simply do not know enough information yet to presume wrongdoing. If and when that information becomes available I will have to re-evaluate the situation.

There's an interesting side-question that comes off of this whole topic, though it might be better suited for another thread. Where do we draw the line between the legitimate need for secrecy and the legitimate need for transparency? Is it even possible for those who are in the dark to properly determine this?