Oh, okay. So now we're going to shoot dead all wounded insurgents in case they are suicide bombers. But wait, what about surrendering insurgents? Isn't it possible that they are also suicide bombers? I guess we'd best shoot them too. And then there're those who have never raised arms against our forces before but are willing to strap explosives to themselves now. I suppose we should shoot them too?Originally Posted by JAWS
What does that matter? We HAVE signed up to International Law. What's more, the very basis of our reasoning for being in Iraq is to uphold International Law. With that in mind, shouldn't we be following it ourselves?Originally Posted by JAWS
Originally Posted by JAWSUN Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field:
Article 12 Members of the armed forces and other persons mentioned in the following Article, who are wounded or sick, shall be respected and protected in all circumstances.
They shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similar criteria. Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated
Article 13 The present Convention shall apply to the wounded and sick belonging to the following categories:
1) Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict, as well as members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces.
2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organised resistance movementsThat's right, the squad of marines that cleared the building the day before had already disarmed the man in question (according to the cameraman who filmed the execution). Rather than treat the five wounded insurgents, as they were required to, the squad informed field commanders that there were ten dead and five wounded insurgents in the Mosque and moved on, leaving a following squad to deal with the wounded (and disarmed) men. On their arrival, the following squad did indeed deal with the wounded man.Originally Posted by Jaws
Who wants it to only work one way? Personally, I'd like to see it upheld by ALL parties, but that doesn't mean that we abandon it if opposition forces don't adhere to it.Originally Posted by Jaws
It's not about being even handed. If you had tried to defend the terrorists beheading prisoners or sending suicide bombers to attack our troops then I would criticise you equally vehemently. But you haven't. What you've done is to excuse the war crimes committed by some of our forces. Whether it's a cliché or not, two wrongs do not make a right.Originally Posted by Jaws
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