What was the Bush administration’s reasoning in regards to the Geneva Convention not applying to Gitmo prisoners? Did the U. S. Supreme Court agree with this reasoning?

When conducting research for forming a hypothesis, which practice should historians follow?

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.

What pheonicaian invention, carved using iron tools, allowed their ships to remain stable even in unstable seas?