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To: plain talk
The Geneva Convention is about as relevant to war as the Kyoto Treaty is to the realities of our world.

NONE.

A piece of feel good legislation that has no place in a war!

594 posted on 09/17/2006 10:13:44 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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I wasn't going to bring this one up but Gen. George Joulwan on CNN(I gotta stop watching that net) just brought it up about the taliband funeral photos.

These photos taken by a drone flying over Afghanistan show a group of 190 suspected terrorists all in a tight group attending a terror type funeral.

Both CNN spokesmen said that rules of war in Afghanistan did permit us to take them out. I have heard differeing stories over the week and I have heard a lot about this photo. I suppose the rest of you have as well. I really don't want to take anything I hear from CNN seriously. So if any one out there has what they think is the defining moment on this story I sure would like to hear it.

600 posted on 09/17/2006 10:20:36 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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To: OldFriend
The Geneva Convention is about as relevant to war as the Kyoto Treaty is to the realities of our world.

Sorry. I strongly disagree with this statement as written. The Geneva Convention just doesn't deal with terrorism which is what Bush is dealing with.

604 posted on 09/17/2006 10:24:54 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: OldFriend
The Geneva Convention is about as relevant to war as the Kyoto Treaty is to the realities of our world.

The thing that bothers me the most about this is that I've always understood, to be covered by the Geneva Conventions, one had to be A) from a signatory country B) in uniform with recognizable insignia and rank C) abide by the recognized rules of war.  These mutts violate all three provisos. 

They should be shot as OBVIOUS spies.  That is a time honored law of war.  Forget all other considerations.  Were they in a recognized uniform?  Did they abide by the laws of war?  The answer to both is no, therefore hang the bastards.  All of the rest is BS.

Would someone with treaty or international law expertise explain to me how that is not the case?

711 posted on 09/17/2006 1:27:11 PM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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