They have been trying very hard, since this episode began, to control the language of the conflict and deny that it is a civil war, but instead an "Anti-terrorist Operation" against "Russian Invaders".
This obliges both parties to treat captured as POW's, and protect civilians.
Before asking you ‘how the Red Cross could do that—make a determination that a country is at civil war’, I searched the words in parenthesis and found under an ‘Intnatl law’ category:
“The International Committee of the Red Cross is the legally recognized custodian of the laws of war.”
So, point well taken.
PS Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?
There is no real civil war in the Ukraine. It’s really a proxy struggle between Russia (who still regards the region as their “breadbasket”) and the European Union.
Remember that Putin’s “Eurasian Union” is a new form of the old USSR, with no specific focus on communism.
heh...
When did progressives care for civilians?....
Especially in Russia..
....”These rules and principles apply to all parties to the non-international armed conflict in Ukraine, and impose restrictions on the means and methods of warfare that they may use,” he added”.....
Wonder how that’s going to go down with all the bruts in that theater. It’s be like asking an Islamic fighter to show compassion.
"non-international armed conflict"Reminds me of global tranquility.
PING....
How can it be a civil war when the rebels are funded, supplied, trained, and armed by Moscow with heavy weapon systems like SAMs that shoot down commercial airliners.
Furthermore Russian troops are firing missiles and artillery at Ukrainian troops from inside Russian territory.
And of course by your own admisssion Russian rebels are shooting down commercial airliners allbeit “accidentally”, of course. Let me remind you what you said:
“Actually, I said from the beginning that the rebels accidently shot it down.”
{”rebels” of course being a euphemism for “Russians” since in Ukraine they are one and the same]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3184459/posts?page=45#37
You were absolutely not surprised that MH17 was downed by the Russian rebels and seemed to have inside information of their involvement from the very beginning. Perhaps you can share that inside information with us and we will forward to the Red Cross and Anatoly.
That is your post, isn’t it —
I would say that it's more likely that our FR neo-Bolsheviks will be unhappy. They lose the ability to make another red [snort] herring argument.