Army Manual to Skip Geneva Detainee Rule

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee
policies a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans
"humiliating and degrading treatment," according to knowledgeable
military officials, a step that would mark a further, potentially
permanent, shift away from strict adherence to international human
rights standards. By Julian E. Barnes.
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