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Originally Posted by Sixgun_Symphony Marxist Pig,
This is a subject where you are in complete ignorance. The laws of land warfare come from the Geneva conventions and the Hague conventions. FM 27-10 THE LAW OF LAND WARFARE |
Umm.. okay.. so I'm in complete ignorance apparently.
Well then can you point me to where it mentions "terrorists" ?,..
and more so, that terrorists are NOT entitled to a Military tribunal or civil court proceding ?
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Chapter III
Section II: Section II. PERSONS NOT ENTITLED TO BE TREATED AS PRISONERS OF WAR
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/at...-10/Ch3.htm#s2
72. Certain Persons in Occupied Areas -
Persons in occupied areas not falling within the categories set forth in Article 4, GPW (par. 61), who commit acts hostile to the occupant or prejudicial to his security are subject to a special regime, concerning which see chapter 6, section VIII...
73. Persons Committing Hostile Acts Not Entitled To Be Treated as Prisoners of War -
If a person is determined by a competent tribunal, acting in conformity with Article 5, GPW (par. 71), not to fall within any of the categories listed in Article 4, GPW (par. 61), he is not entitled to be treated as a prisoner of war.
74. Necessity of Uniform -
Members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict and members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces lose their right to be treated as prisoners of war whenever they deliberately conceal their status in order to pass behind the military lines of the enemy
75. Spies -
A person can only be considered a spy when, acting clandestinely or on false pretences, he obtains or endeavors to obtain information in the zone of operations of a belligerent, with the intention of communicating it to the hostile party.
76. Who Included in Definition -
The definition embodied in the Hague Regulations (par. 75a) and that contained in Article 106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (par. 75b) include persons of all classes, whether military or civilian, without regard to citizenship or sex. Both likewise apply only where the acts are committed in time of war.
78. Punishment -
a. Necessity of Trial. |
looks like the US is breaching the Human Rights Convention... (again.)
and don't worry Six, the US isn't alone in this.