[sam_paine]

It is the greatest crime against Geneva and Hague that is taking place in Iraq..

So then what do we do, in that case, with this "$100k civilian" then? He is to be protected by the Geneva accords as a non-combatant. But if he's (1) not helping and (2) glad that we're getting what we get, then in this kind of war, is he really a likely non-combatant?

So then we get into some kind of Romanesque demand for public pledges of allegiance.....I guess....which of course are no better than letting this guy spout off.

If the guy shrugs and sez, "I dunno." That's one thing (even if he does). If he's spouting off, he needs to be arrested for questioning. Or, is he just saying what any ex-Saddam loyalist would want to say to our fawning press?

[xzins]

This 100K civilian should be turned over to the Iraqi military. Whether he is a collaborator or not, he has military intelligence information of a time-sensitive nature and he should be questioned by professionals from that culture.

This is true of any civilian who witnesses or receives info about enemy activity.

I would consider it proper procedure on any battlefield.