Alan writes: > If a trained but un-uniformed civilian picks up a weapon and joins the > battle alongside other un-uniformed fighters, have they not become a > militant at their own volition by reason of their own actions?
But then they would not be using the populace as human shields so much as making a sort of last stand among their neighbors. This is all supposition, of course, but unless you have other information you'd like to share, we have no idea what is going on in this particular video. Reputable news sources have reported appalling civilian casualties, and these have been primarily inflicted by Israeli forces. Arguments justifying infliction of these casualties can be made, but they are ultimately arguments justifying infliction of death and misery on innocent people, and most horribly, on children. Jerome --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
