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To: strela
I never said that 60 Minutes II was legally subject to the Geneva convention.

No, what you did is chime in on a discussion with an indeterminate statement that "The principles of the Geneva Convention still apply ..." Exactly what they "apply" to was left to the imagination of the reader, and my imagination said "60 Minutes II." A news organization is not part of the government and cannot be forced to follow rules that apply ONLY to the government. Hence, YOUR error.

Only to your imagination is it left. The principle that you don't humiliate a prisoner as a curiosity, that you don't publish photos of POW's and that you don't add to their humiliation is a valid principle whether you are legally subject to the Geneva Convention or not. It still applies to what your behavior should be when releasing such photos. Get it???

Now buzz off.

I'm staying, and if you don't like someone disagreeing with you then get lost.

175 posted on 05/09/2004 9:01:41 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign
Take your meds. Please.
178 posted on 05/09/2004 9:03:38 PM PDT by strela (See my profile page then ask yourself - "Why Is He Still Here?")
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