From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 08:49:25 MDT
ket@hushmail.com wrote:
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> - ---How can you apply the "laws of war" when no war is declared?---
> Wars can be declared de facto, who is attaked can decide when it had enough, call it war, and act to preserve his interest
The 'laws of war' govern military action with or without declarations of
war. Is the questioner implying that the military can be held to a lower
standard when there is no war openly declared?
Furthermore, there is a declared war. Osama declared war on the US on
behalf of al Qaeda.
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