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To: Joe Brower

I thought it had to be solid ball to be legal with respect to the Geneva Conventions, e.g. no dum dums, which this bullet appears to be an update thereof.


13 posted on 06/30/2010 12:19:15 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: neverdem
"I thought it had to be solid ball to be legal with respect to the Geneva Conventions, e.g. no dum dums, which this bullet appears to be an update thereof."

I would guess this is because the Taliban are not signatories of the Geneva Convention, and as un-uniformed troops are not entitled to any of its protections.

14 posted on 06/30/2010 12:23:13 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: neverdem

The free world are the only one stupid enough to obey the legalities with respect to the Geneva Conventions, the ragheads sure don’t.


18 posted on 06/30/2010 1:33:27 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Remember, guys, the enemy is to the left.)
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