"Rick" wrote in message
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Get used to it. This is the nature of modern warfare, and it's not
going
to
change anytime soon. It began in WWII, continued in Vietnam, and it's
here
to stay.

Then the articles of the Geneva Convention no longer apply. Thanks for
pointing that out, Doug!

"Combatants who deliberately violate the rules about maintaining a clear
separation between combatant and noncombatant groups - and thus endanger
the
civilian population - are no longer protected by the Geneva Convention."

http://www.genevaconventions.org/



So, how do the 'contractors' we have over in Iraq fall into this, are they
not also 'unlawful' combatants?..

They're Americans. They're above the rules.