Posted on 03/03/2022 5:31:18 PM PST by BenLurkin
The short answer is that a prisoner of war is entitled to the protections set forth in the 1949 Geneva Convention. In contrast, an unlawful combatant is a fighter who does not play by the accepted rules of war, and therefore does not qualify for the Convention's protections.
Buried within that short answer, however, are a host of complexities and troubling implications.
First, what does it take to qualify as a prisoner of war?
The criteria are: "(a) that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; (b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance; (c) that of carrying arms openly; [and] (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war."
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Screwitkillemall
Every muslim practices al-taqiyaa and al-muruna
Everyone of them can be an unlawful combatant by definition.
GO DEEPER. Find the commentary by the original US delegation for the Geneva Conventions Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
The document tells what the delegation was thinking when they signed onto Common Article III—— yes, the same article both Bush and Obama used by Executive Order to magically make Al Qaeda and their affiliates lawful combatants.
The original delegates addressed this. I was not able to convince anyone in the J2 Pentagon or USDI that we were looking at this through the lens of original intent.
Mysteriously, after I raised the issue, the IRC removed the commentary from their website. I’m sure it was coincidence.
Bottom line: all of AQ/ISIS (to include their whores) should be hanged or shot.
sounds to me like Comey,Clapper,Brennan,Clinton... all “Qualify” as Enemy Combatants for the Russian Collusion operation.
There you go...
Why we fight with 9 fingers tied behind our back is beyond me. They only understand overwhelming force.
An unlawful combatant is generally someone who is not fighting for a recognized country and is not wearing a uniform. Like Taliban and Al Queda.
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