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Rumsfeld replied that the Geneva Convention applies to all prisoners held in Iraq, but not to those held in Guantanamo Bay, where detainees captured in the global war on terror are held.
He said the distinction is that the international rules govern wars between countries but not those involving groups such as al-Qaida. “Terrorists don’t comply with the laws of war. They go around killing innocent civilians,” Rumsfeld added.