> From: Harland Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> 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 > > Any structure from which an attack is launched is a military target. Any > place from which military materials are sent or received is a military target. > Any military target may be attacked at ANY time. It is against the rules to > hide amongst civilians, transport troops in ambulances, fire from hospitals or > religious buildings. It is against the rules to not wear a uniform when > fighting. Hezbolla does these things. Israel is totally within the GC in its > actions. I have read the conventions, I know. > > BWS >
Therefore the Beirut airport was not a military target. The homes and entire villages which Israel is destroying are not military targets. The UN observation post which Israel bombed was not a military target either: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5215366.stm If you had read the Geneva Conventions as you claim, you would not have found anything about needing to wear a uniform. The White House made that up. I read the Geneva Conventions from top to bottom at the time Gitmo was opened. The GC classify just about anybody with a gun, a flag, and a commander as a soldier entitled to POW status. No uniform required. (1) As for blending with civilians, it is absolutely illegal. The Israeli army is using civilians as human shields: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/5212870.stm (1) Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Article 4 Section 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, fulfil the following conditions: (a) That of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; (b) That of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance; (c) That of carrying arms openly; (d) That of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war." Harland Harrison Libertarian Party of San Mateo County CA 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/
