Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes
Great question: detention is a lawful and appropriate tool under the law of armed conflict. Because it is lawful to kill the enemy soldier, it is actually favored to detail that person instead. And the Fourth convention recognizes that the occupying power will have — PolitiTweet.org
anonymous historian formerly known as James @james_e_b_
@benjaminwittes What's the distinction between detention and hostage taking?
