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* [[Third Geneva Convention]] of 1949 on the treatment of [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]]

...lorida]]), 1991-1997; [[Colonel]], retired, [[United States Air Force]], [[prisoner of war]] in Vietnam 1965-1971

...tion with a variety of code names, all meaning a November 1970 raid on a [[prisoner of war]] camp at Son Tay in [[North Vietnam]]; the operation was well-executed but

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...tates]] that determined that a U.S. citizen, not part of the military or a prisoner of war, not in an area of hostilities, and where the civil courts were operating,

...ge W. Bush Administration]] for individuals it considered ineligible for [[prisoner of war]] status rather than "unlawful combatant", the term of the [[Third Geneva C

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...bello]]), the conduct of occupation forces, the conduct and treatment of [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] and persons in occupied countries (i.e., [[jus post bell

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...idual, adjudicated by a "competent tribunal" if necessary, qualifies for [[prisoner of war]] status. The critical criteria for lawful combatant status are, according ...pulate "shooting on sight" or any specific handling other than denial of [[prisoner of war]] status. <ref name=Hague1899>{{citation

...jor part of [[Holocaust]], they killed millions of Jews, but also Soviet [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] and others seen as undersirable by the Nazis; they compl

...neral to General John H. Winder, Provost Marshall in charge of Confederate prisoner of war camps. He later took command of the largest of them, [[Andersonville Prison

...Congress, but had unquestionable expertise, having spent 6.5 years as a [[prisoner of war]] of Hanoi but focused on reconciliation. He has a Vietnamese-born wife, wh | Former [[prisoner of war]]

...t is also a gripping novel of mounting suspense that takes place in a 1943 prisoner of war camp for British officers in northern Italy—it was the first of Gilbert's ...]] so typical of the [[Golden age of detective fiction]]. Instead, a Greek prisoner of war interned in a camp for British officers is found dead in a secret undergrou

'''Prisoner of war (POW)''' is a status generally accepted as being defined by the Third Genev

...niformed political officers in organized military units were entitled to [[prisoner of war]] status as [[lawful combatant]]s.

...ostages Case (NMT)]], this case dealt with crimes on civilians, and also [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]]. The charges include denial of [[prisoner of war]] (POW) status to lawful combatants,and mistreatment of detained POWs. The

...s of War''', is the principal treaty governing the status and treatment of prisoner of war|prisoners of war (POW). <ref name=UNHCHR-Geneva3>{{citation ==Definition of a Prisoner of War==

...rs of [[al-Qaeda]], [[Taliban]], and others it considered ineligible for [[prisoner of war]] status. The more common language is "unlawful combatant", a lawful combat

...in 1977, '''Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions''' extended [[prisoner of war]] protection to fighters that do not wear insignia and hide in a civilian p