POWs: Legal for the US, illegal for the rest

After it emerged that Iraqi soldiers had taken US troop members as prisoners the US government immediately condemned their actions as a violation of the Geneva convention. Funny isn’t it that when the US takes prisoners of war in Afghanistan it’s all legit as it’s done in the name of “the war on terror” but as soon as someone else does the same it’s a disgrace to humanity.

DailyKOS has some more on this issue.

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