alt Hacker NewsPrisoner of war, not hostage.
edit: I'm baffled by the amount of downvotes pointing out the objectively correct terminology can get. Its not a matter of opinion, military personnel captured by the enemy are pow no matter their treatment. A hostage, by definition, has been abducted.
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NickC25 • today at 4:04 PM
...but we aren't at war, according to the President and his secretary of Defense (war).
what a fucking mess.
spwa4 • today at 3:20 PM
That is assuming Iran holds itself to the Geneva conventions, which ... seems like an extremely risky bet to make.
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MarkMarine • today at 3:39 PM
It’s a “well, actually” and counter to the HN guidelines
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Not a Prisoner of War - a Prisoner of a limited military excursion.