[calex59]

f Venezuela is supporting FARC, as is alleged, or the FARC controls territory, which they do; then the conflict in Colombia is not just an internal affair and is covered by the Geneva Conventions.

But only if both sides are signatories of the convention, which I don't think FARC was. Venezuela may be "alleged" to be supporting FARC but unless it is done overtly then that doesn't apply .

Now to get to the important part, do you not think the US, who was involved in this operation didn't think of all these angles before doing this operation and do you really give a crap if it was a violation of the Geneva Convention if it freed Americans?

I certainly don't. Like I first said, this was not a violation of the Geneva Convention and CNN and other communist news organizations will use whatever they can to smear the US and her allies.

War crime my a**!

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Using the Red Cross symbol is so well recognized that it is “Customary Law” and applicable whether FARC is a signatory or not. The real question is enforcement, Colombia recognizes the ICC but just because something is technically a violation does not mean that the court’s prosecutor is going to want to file charges. Now if Colombia had painted their helicopter with the Red Cross and then attacked FARC that would be a violation worth prosecuting.