This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.

We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war.

In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.

Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions.

Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.

American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs.

If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information.

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.

I live in a house with four women. Just shut up and say, Yes, ma'am.

The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.

I've always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios.

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.

I used up every cent I had earned as an actress.

A man may be said to love most truly that woman in whose company he can feel drowsy in comfort.

Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity.

'God helps those who help themselves.' - it's a very true saying.

The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive.

I look at scouting reports, but don't let them dictate what I'm throwing.