Quote Originally Posted by Gnostic Yevon
And I stand by my words. Torture means that you are beating or starving, or denying medical care.
Many prisoners were beaten, some fatally, in Abu Ghraib. However, there were no photos, so the public didn't care. Psychological abuse, of the kind being alleged at Guantanamo, can constitute torture too, and it's entirely probable that physical torture is being used, since the US government has repeatedly been adamant that these prisoners have no rights under the Geneva Convention - which includes rights such as freedom from torture and c/i/d punishment, and guaranteed visits from Red Cross personnell.
First off, they aren't innocent. They're people picked up on the battlefield trying to blow up American soldiers. If that's innocent then there can never be a guilty person.
No, many of them are "suspected terrorists", which means that there may only be a belief or suspicion that they've done anything wrong. As Cloud No. 9 has said, they've not been convicted of anything, let alone charged. They are, legally, innocent as they've not been proven guilty of anything at all.

It's notable that, when prisoners several British prisoners were released from Guantanamo, they were all permitted to go free after their return to Britain - since there was no evidence whatsoever that they had any terrorist connections.

Besides, and this shouldn't even need to be said, it is irrelevant whether or not the Geneva Conventions apply here, since torture is completely forbidden by international law. It's not an obligation that states can simply opt out of. Anyone, anywhere, who tortures another person - either physically or psychologically - commits an international crime which can be prosecuted anywhere in the world. There are no defences and no justifications which can legally excuse torture.