Guantanamo: The Way Out

This fine editorial shines a light on what needs to be done by the U.S. to find a way to ameliorate the damage caused by it's violations of the Geneva Convention, it's violations of human rights.

In striking down the commissions, the court found that Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which applies to wars other than those between two states, covers the conflict with Al Qaeda. Under it, anyone tried must appear before a "regularly constituted court" with "judicial guarantees recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples." Congress and the administration will soon decide whether to override this treaty obligation, which would be a huge moral and political blunder, or figure out a way to comply with it.

Memo to lawmakers: Consider our values