On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:56:06 +0000, NOYB wrote:


Awesome link, Chuck! I especially liked the Fallujah 11/22/04 Update.
The "terrorists" (aka--insurgents) were fighting from (or storing arms in)
60% of the Mosques in Fallujah. That (plus the fact that they are not
wearing an identifiable uniform, and are playing dead and then shooting
our troops) makes them "unlawful combatants"...which means they're not
entitled to the protections provided under the Geneva Convention.

Repeating this over and over, does not make it true. "Unlawful
combatants" *are* protected under the Geneva Conventions. It is true that
they may not be afforded "prisoner of war" status, but they are protected.

http://www.ciss.ca/Comment_GulfWarPOWs.htm

In
fact, if you read one of the captions " Under international law the
improper use of privileged buildings to include churches and mosques, is a
war crime".