#fighters

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. ↗

— John Yoo

#bush #claim #conventions #decision #deny

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war. ↗

— John Yoo

#combatants #command #conduct #conventions #failing

Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself. ↗

— John Green

#nerdfighters #humor

My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#fighters #i #inherited #something #were

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

#foot #here #home #indispensable #soldiers

Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style. ↗

— Roberto Duran

#everybody #fighters #new #nobody #none

Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters. ↗

— Roberto Duran

#company #currently #dan #fighters #i

Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it. ↗

— Al Stewart

#boxing #fellows #fight #fighters #floyd

I've set the model of showing fighters how they should conduct their business. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#conduct #fighters #how #i #model

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#fighters #hands #kiss #prize #reminds