Quotes about Captive Treatment

Jose Rodriguez

The concern we have is that if somebody from our side gets captured they are going to get their throats slit.

Hague Convention

Prisoners of war shall be treated as regards board, lodging, and clothing on the same footing as the troops of the Government who captured them.

This clause applied to German POWs in America caused a problem for Blacks in the military were harshly discriminated against by a then discriminating country. The result was that Nazi POWs did not have to move to the back of a theater while the Back GIs were required to, and a host of other gross indignities.

Edward Gibbon

The triumph of the Romans was indeed sullied by their treatment of the captive king, whom they hung on a gibbet without the knowledge of their indignant general. This disgraceful act of cruelty which might be imputed to the fury of the troops, was followed by the deliberate murder of Withicab, the son of Vadomair; a German prince, of a weak and sickly constitution, but of a daring and formidable spirit.

Abdul-Latif Mushtahari

Islam does not prohibit slavery but retains it for two reasons. The first reason is war (whether it is a civil war or a foreign war in which the captive is either killed or enslaved) provided that the war is not between Muslims against each other - it is not acceptable to enslave the violators, or the offenders, if they are Muslims. Only non-Muslim captives may be enslaved or killed. The second reason is the sexual propagation of slaves which would generate more slaves for their owner

Slavery is officially against the civil law in all nations including Muslim countries. However, nothing in Islamic law prohibits slavery. Those who would have Sharia law often forget that slavery would then be legal PROVIDED the slaves are not Muslims. The legal prohibitions against slavery are not enforced in a number of countries including Saudi Arabia. Even officially slavery was legal in that country until the early 1960s. Apologists for Islamic slavery point out that it is very humane and any individual who wants to be free can be just by becoming a Muslim. He is then no longer able to be held in slavery. They justify the practice as it encourages non believers to become Muslims, the most important goal.

John Yoo

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.

John Masters

On the Northwest frontier of India (today’s Pakistan), Pashtun warriors would usually castrate and behead captives, whereas the British took few prisoners and very few indeed if there was no Political Agent about.

Jane Mayer

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was that somehow it appears the techniques that we have feared most in the world would be used on our people, we are using on people in our custody.

Jeff Lindsay

If you look at the primitive societies that we know about, the worst thing that could have happened to you was to be captured and be turned over to the women.

Captive Treatment Quotes