The Geneva Convenience

Blatant double standards are nothing new, but this is so far over the top that even the AP decided to rewrite the story (and the AP is a past master at creating double standards):

Convenient for AP's reporting, that is. Now that's it's British captives rather than Islamic terrorists behind bars:

The third Geneva Convention bans subjecting prisoners of war to intimidation, insults or "public curiosity." Because there is no armed conflict between Iran and Britain, the captives would not technically be classified as prisoners of war.

Yet somehow, the fascist jihadists in Guantanamo deserve both Geneva Convention treatment and the rights of an American citizen who has been accused of a crime.