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To: Walkin Man

The "insurgents" are terrorists and therefore not bound by the Geneva Conventions.

Meanwhile American troops will always be held to an impossible standard because the liberal media LOATHES the military.


105 posted on 11/15/2004 4:15:11 PM PST by weegee (WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
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To: weegee
You got it!

It makes me puke to see the MSM call these sub-human devils "insurgents"!

137 posted on 11/15/2004 4:20:33 PM PST by Walkin Man
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To: weegee; TalBlack; michaelbfree
8 “The 'insurgents' are terrorists and therefore not bound [protected?] by the Geneva Conventions.”

Based on what we know so far, I think the Marine did the right thing, BUT...

It is incorrect to state that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to a non-signatory (the "insurgents"). Since the U.S. is a signatory, the GC's bind us to observe them during a conflict with a non-signatory.

However, it can be reasonably argued that there are other reasons the GC does not apply to these illegal combatants.

--Boot Hill

416 posted on 11/15/2004 6:21:54 PM PST by Boot Hill (Candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo!!!)
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