>This still gnaws at me.  People should be aware that Adolf Hitler, based 
>on a similar "interpretation" of the Geneva Conventions, issued an order 
>for the execution of Allied Commandos (who operated outside of the 
>established chain of command and "rules of law", as Yoo points out) and 
>against partisans (who, according to Yoo fulfill NONE of the criteria for 
>Geneva protection).