The distinction between use of the word torture and abuse is relevant in legal terms. The Geneva Convention uses the word torture to describe the treatment the Iraqi detainees received at the hands of US troops and private contractors. Torture is
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Excuse me; but if you were as intelegent as you THINK you are; you would study the Geneva Convention (GC), and UNDERSTAND that the GC ONLY applies to POWS, then you would do research to see if the POW status is applicable to the detainees, and the detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They are NOT. They are only entitled to the status of enemy combatant.

True POWs are members of other nations's army, and have identification providing NAME, ID number, and other material.

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