Pentagon spokesman Major Michael Shavers announced yesterday that Saddam had been classified a PoW under the Geneva Convention.
"The bottom line is that Saddam Hussein was the leader of the old regime's military forces and, therefore, he was a member of the military and he was captured," Major Shavers said. "That makes him a prisoner of war."
But later in the day he retracted those comments. article
Because Rumsfiend and Powell hadn't given the okay on the POW thing. Damn that Pentagon anyway. Always causing problems.
"Now, I'm not so sure," he said. "I'm unsure if the information I gave out was correct." Last night Major Shavers announced Saddam was, for now, an enemy prisoner of war.
An enemy prisoner of war. New classification.
"He will continue to be an enemy prisoner of war until, or if, his status is determined to be otherwise," he said.
Major Shavers said there were "subtle differences" between a PoW and an enemy PoW but, for now, Saddam would be treated in accordance with the Convention rules.
....hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Saturday, January 10, 2004
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