Islam's rules for POWs (Geneva Convention comes second)

News24.com ^ | March 24th, 2003

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London - Prisoners of war in Iraqi hands will be treated in accordance with "the teachings of Islam," Iraq's Foreign Minister Naji Sabri told the BBC on Monday.

Sabri, in Egypt to rally Arab governments against what he called US and British "colonialism, neo-colonialism and war," said Islamic principles took precedence over the Geneva Convention.

"First of all, we are committed to the teachings of Islam. We are faithful Muslims. We take care of our prisoners of war in accordance with our teachings of Islam," he told BBC radio's The World At One program.

"We are committed first of all to the teachings of Islam, and second we are committed to the conventions of Geneva in dealing with the prisoners of war," he said.

"We are the people who created law when the grandfathers of Mr Blair and Mr Bush (British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush) were living like animals in the caves," he said.

Sabri left Baghdad under heavy bombardment to travel via Syria to the Egyptian capital Cairo where the 22-nation Arab League was meeting to try and reach consensus over the US-led invasion to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

He spoke to the BBC amid US and British outrage that five captured US soldiers had been shown on Iraqi television in a weekend broadcast that also included footage of four US corpses.

Sabri would not comment on military tactics, except to claim that the latest situation was "excellent."

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Sabri, in Egypt to rally Arab governments against what he called US and British "colonialism, neo-colonialism and war," said Islamic principles took precedence over the Geneva Convention.

"First of all, we are committed to the teachings of Islam. We are faithful Muslims. We take care of our prisoners of war in accordance with our teachings of Islam," he told BBC radio's The World At One program.

"We are committed first of all to the teachings of Islam, and second we are committed to the conventions of Geneva in dealing with the prisoners of war," he said.

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((((((growl)))))

[ApesForEvolution]

Well then, 72 virgins stat for all of them...

[Sonny M]

If you look in the Quran, it doesn't exactley look to good for POWs, Mohammad wasn't known for his kind treatment for prisoners, but he was known for using force to convert them.

[Sir Gawain]

This is just more of your anti-Muslim propaganda, I'm sure. What's your agenda here? Huh? Huh? ;-)

[Sabertooth]

What Clash of Civilizations?

[Diogenesis]

Do Islamic physicians and surgeons in the US take the Hippocratic Oath first
or their religious promise to murder infidels.

[Timesink]

Anyone that has already, or will be, treating any of our POWs in accordance with "the teachings of Islam" will eventually end up being treated by us in accordance with the teachings of Ted Nugent.

[Maedhros]

"We are the people who created law when the grandfathers of Mr Blair and Mr Bush (British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush) were living like animals in the caves," he said.

Yeah, I'm sure the Code of Hammurabi is based on Islam. /s

[Raphael]

Various teachings of Islam/
Fight and kill those who believe not in Allah nor in the Last Day, for forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and his messenger (Mohammed), and those who acknowledge not the religion of the truth (Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), fight and kill them until they pay the Joiah (tax), with willing submission and feel themselves subdued." (9:29)
"Then kill the infidel wherever you find them, can capture them and besiege them and lie in wait for them in each and every ambush." (2:191)
"O, you who believe! Take not the Jew and the Christian as friends and protectors; they are not but friends of each other." (5:51)

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"We are the people who created law when the grandfathers of Mr Blair and Mr Bush were living like animals in the caves," he said.

I’m not sure, but I think he was complimenting the grandfathers of Bush and Blair for their exemplary behavior and upscale living arrangements, compared to most of the contemporary Islamic world.

[Billthedrill]

Three words - "war crimes trials." For those lucky enough to survive to stand trial, that is.

[concerned about politics]

This could be good or bad.
Bad because the Islamofacist countries will approve.
Good because non-Islamofacist countries would dissapprove. It exposes the Islamofacist quest to convert the UN, or the world, to their rules.
What they're saying is :" Everyone must abide by the laws of Allah, not he laws of the U.N."

[Lunatic Fringe]

What exactly *is* the principles of Islam with regards to POWs?

[TADSLOS]

I guess this clears up any confusion on how our POWs are being treated.

[neutrino]

If they keep this up, others will adopt my attitude about is-slime...and it's adherents. They don't want to do that...

[Teetop]

Looks like it is time to feed them pork, EVERY meal! Then when we bury any of them, bury them in pork skin, so they don't make it to 72 virgin goat heaven.

[Sabertooth]

What exactly *is* the principles of Islam with regards to POWs?

I'm not sure of the Koranic instructions, but IIRC, rape, torture, and conversion at swordpoint are not without Historical precedent.