Art La Flamme

The United States of America mismanaged detainees during the initial phases of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) because it did not understand 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. Eisentr?ger (1950). This is important because civil rights groups and others are legally challenging the US Government on its detention policy.

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I’m working on a research paper, so I’ll tell you all more about this later. But I’ve added some neat photos up on Flickr. Click here for more.

“You all.” Holy crap. I’ve been in the South tooooo long. I need to get out of here!

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.