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The reason there are detainees and enemy combatants in addition to POWs is that a POW is someone who was fighting under the banner of another state. If the per
by IncRnd 9y ago
The reason there are detainees and enemy combatants in addition to POWs is that a POW is someone who was fighting under the banner of another state. If the person isn't wearing a uniform or if they fight for a group that isn't recognized as a state, they are not generally a POW. "Rules of war" apply to POWs in this system.
- maxerickson 9y agoBoy that sure would be messy if we ever ended up waging war on a series of nebulous non state actors.
- IncRnd 9y agoExactly the point!