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To: xzins
Under Geneva/Hague they CAN be executed.

Not summarily. IF you're not (currently) engaged in hostilities, Geneva IV considers you a non-combatant. More to the point, Common Article III , Subsection D (which applies universally) requires some kind of due process before carrying out executions.

53 posted on 08/27/2008 3:21:53 AM PDT by jude24
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To: jude24

Can a fire team convene a hearing in real time based on the facts on hand?


55 posted on 08/27/2008 3:32:47 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain -- Those denying the War was Necessary Do NOT Support the Troops!)
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