[danielf]

I suppose that, given the reaction of the Iraqis on seeing the footage, there was a point in showing it.

But I agree with Russ, that the US is being extremely hypocrytical. They will do whatever they see fit when it suits their purposes, and are very quick to quote the Geneva convention when Iraq showed footage of captured american soldiers (even though we saw captured Iraqis before that).

Also, Let's not forget the US are holding hundreds of people at Guantanamo Bay. They can hold these people indefinitely without even charging them. Under present law, any person arriving at a US airport can be wizzed off to Guantanamo Bay without authorities having to prove there is any suspicion against this person.

But hey, these people at Guantanamo Bay are not prisoners of war, these are 'illegal combatants' caught in the war on terror. I guess it must be ok then...