Sam wrote: > Article 4 paragraph 2 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: > > Nationals of a State which is not bound by the Convention are not > protected by it. Nationals of a neutral State who find themselves in > the territory of a belligerent State, and nationals of a > co-belligerent State, shall not be regarded as protected persons while > the State of which they are nationals has normal diplomatic > representation in the State in whose hands they are.
Iraq, Afghanistan and the USA have all signed the Fourth Geneva Convention. Obviously none of them were neutral. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=55 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164361 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
