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To: Lessismore
He noted that under the Geneva Conventions governing prisoners of war, "It's illegal to do things to POWs that are humiliating to those prisoners."

Assuming this "Operation Iraqi Liberation" is but one operation in the continuing "War on Terror" which has precipitated all manner of New Procedures (including summary execution by assassination squads or upon closed military tribunal) and whose combatants we DO NOT recognize as "prisoners of war" ... where do we get off demanding Geneva Convention protocols for our troops?

And what is a chick doing in combat? Is she a red herring that this is propaganda or do we have women on the vanguard over there?




It's illegal to do things to POWs that are humiliating to those prisoners

Why? Because inflictions of Shock and Awe once confined is somehow immoral? What is the difference if the intent of "Shock and Awe" is to have certain residual effects on the folks long after the skirmish -- or war -- itself is over?

11 posted on 03/23/2003 9:38:35 AM PST by Askel5
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To: Askel5
where do we get off demanding Geneva Convention protocols for our troops?

Bite the left side of my buttocks you loon.

I surely hope you know of no one who knows any single one of these soldiers who are being held or have been summarily executed.

ESADB

12 posted on 03/23/2003 9:41:42 AM PST by Neets (Mess with me and you'll be introduced to my big ole can of MOAB.)
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To: Askel5
And what is a chick doing in combat? Is she a red herring that this is propaganda or do we have women on the vanguard over there?

She's no 'chick,' you moron, and judging from the photos I've seen, I'm betting she could kick your ass.

54 posted on 03/23/2003 10:36:20 AM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky, but now my blood boils.)
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To: Askel5
and whose combatants we DO NOT recognize as "prisoners of war"

As usual, you are wrong.

And it's Operation Iraqi Freedom and the innocent Iraqi people welcome us. In fact, they are begging for us.

73 posted on 03/23/2003 11:28:16 AM PST by cyncooper ("Some of the Iraqis... 'told me they would commit suicide if American bombing didn't start.'")
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To: Askel5
By applying your viewpoint Askel5, we might as well use nuclear weapons and make Iraq a smoking memory.

According to you we are no better than they.

We are putting our troops at great risk by showing unprecedented care to their "civilian" population.

Since you are too stupid to put two and two together, let me enlighten you. Iraq would nuke the U.S.A. to a cinder if they had the ability. The fact that Baghdad still exists and is not glowing from heat and radiation proves we are not like them.

You are supremely ignorant and not worthy of a keyboard.

Now, go back to your hippie protest group and don't forget to take one of your crack pipes. Bye

90 posted on 03/23/2003 12:22:11 PM PST by Old Landmarks
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