From: Kai Becker (kmb@kai-m-becker.de)
Date: Fri Apr 12 2002 - 02:32:24 MDT
Am Freitag, 12. April 2002 08:02 schrieb Harvey Newstrom:
> I guess I am missing some major point here. Why does advance warning
> give them the right to murder unarmed civilians? Has the Geneva
> Convention or War Crimes treaties suddenly changed when I wasn't looking?
>
> There are specific rules of engagement that are defined and recognized
> by civilized countries.
Invalid premise, I'm afraid: A "civil war" is anything but "civilized". As
far as I am informed, every war party in the ME has left the ground of
"civilized countries".
> You can't shoot non-combatants. You can't
> shoot unarmed people. You can't shoot people who surrendered. You
> can't shoot people that you have not declared war against. You can't
> shoot reporters, medical personnel, relief efforts, or other non-engaged
> parties.
You can. It's easy. Just forget that those targets are human beings with
families, children, human rights and human dignity... Just think
"rational"
Kai
-- == Kai M. Becker == kmb@kai-m-becker.de == Bremen, Germany == "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced"
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