well, I don't know about you and perhaps it's easy for me to say, but I believe I'd prefer summary execution to indefinite detention in abusive circumstances. I think people believe I want us to me *nicer.* Actually I am after fairness, and summary execution in time of war of someone who has been trying to kill you bothers me not at all.
> And in WW2, non-uniformed (unconventional) combatants were caught and > summarily executed on all sides. The ARVN caught and executed many > many many Viet Cong during Vietnam, but the NVA were treated > differently as they were uniformed regulars of a standing army. > Identifiable on the battlefield by a uniform and ID. > > > I just don't buy the argument that this is some > > new and special type of war. > > Acts of sabotage and such carried out by non-uniformed combatants is > covered in the rules of warfare. As Loathe has stated, spies, > saboteurs, non-uniformed combatants caught can be summaril executed > and were. > > By all sides. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217604 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
