> From: Harland Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Could you conceive of a situation whereby if the US went into >>> Chihuahua to hunt down Azteca radicals, the Mexican Government would >>> not respond with the Military? >> >> Yes! In fact, that is exactly what did happen in the case of >> Pancho Villa. The US launched the Punitive Expedition to chase Villa around >> the mountains.They never did catch him, though. It was like George >> Bush' expedition to catch bin Laden, (and bring back his head on a pike".) >> Pancho >Villa eventually made peace with the Mexican government, kept his >> commission as Generalisimo del Norte, and now they name taquerias in his >> honor. >> >> Israel, on the other hand, is not chasing bandits; the Israeli >> army is destroying Lebanon. 500,000 people have fled their homes! >> The Israeli air force bombed Beirut International Airport! They have >> destroyed bridges,houses, even service stations. Hundreds of civilians, >> women and children, have died under Israeli bombs. And they are still >> attacking. >> >> Harland Harrison > > HezbAllah is launching their attacks from civilian areas. Under the Geneva > Conventions relating to the conduct of war it is allowed to attack those > areas. Also, it is the responsibility of the forces making attacks from such > areas for any deaths among civilians resulting from counter attacks. It is > against the rules to hide your military assets among civilian populations. > > BWS >
No, the Geneva Conventions do not authorize attacking civilian homes. They say nothing of the kind. Article 53 specifically forbids damaging civilian or government property. Military forces are allowed to attack an enemy while the enemy is present. But no Hezbollah army was operating out of the civilian airport. Harland Harrison Libertarian Party of San Mateo County CA ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
