Tirtza,
1. If the detainees in Guantanamo are POWs then they should be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
2. Why believe the lawyers? They also have an interest. If the court finds that the confessions were coerced they will be thrown out just as in the US.
3. I agree that here should be an independent investigation in order to clear the air. Either way it will be for the good.
Health,
2. What difference does it make if vigilantes violate rights without governmental interference? This did much to keep Jim Crow in place.