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To: nicmarlo
"(2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such organized resistance movements, fulfil the following conditions: (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; (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war. "

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The Fedayeen do NOT fit these criteria. PERIOD.

313 posted on 11/30/2003 2:51:54 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion
especially this one: that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.
315 posted on 11/30/2003 2:53:39 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: FairOpinion
All the other Fedayeen captured to date have been classified as irregulars. Why do the democrats think their status should change now?
316 posted on 11/30/2003 2:53:51 PM PST by jimbo123
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