I’m starting in on an outline for a paper I will have to write for this course.
Here’s the thesis statement:
The American mismanagement of detainees during the initial phases of the Global War on Terror was caused by a misunderstanding of its own history. The American administration failed to capitalize on its own lessons learning during the establishment of Prisoner of War (POW) procedures during World War II (WWII), and the legal precedents established in Johnson v. Eisentraeger (1950).
I think this is going to be a sexy, sexy paper.
I’m not sure if I will post it here when I am done with it. If you’re interested in reading it, well, let me know and I’ll mull it over.
