You know these aren't legitimate and internationally recognized insurgent groups Larry.
Larry Lyons wrote: >> Only the dead have seen the end of war. >> >> I'm speaking specifically of captured enemy combatants involved in >> actions against US interests. Not just dudes rounded up in raids or >> whatever, we turn those guys over to the locals, as we should. >> >> Every combatant has intel, order of battle, organization, tactics, >> techniques and procedures. Contacts, logistics, something. > > And as such the Geneva Conventions do apply. There are several sections > dealing with insurgents, specifically the third convention: > > (2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including > those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict > and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is > occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such > organized resistance movements... > > http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/375?OpenDocument > > In part II of the Third Convention, of which the US is a guaranteeing power > it states: > > No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be > inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind > whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, > insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind. > > > I think one can argue that the Iraqi insurgents, and the Taliban (as members > of a former government) fit very well within that definition. Moreover > according to some even Al-Queda does as well. Although if that's the case > then they fall under the crimes against humanity provisions of the UN charter. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262365 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
