Diluting the Geneva Convention That is the New York Times' view of the common sense decision of the president concerning the detainees at Guantanamo. As with just about every Liberal proposal, the Times would like us to apply an interpretation that would go way beyond humantitarian treatment and basically prohibit us from prosecuting the war on terror.

This war is a kind of hybrid between law enforcement and war, but the Times has this obsession with putting square pegs in round holes for the sake of a foolish consistency.