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Originally posted by silent_jay
i never said it was ok now i simply said that it is a smart gureilla tactic. morally i know it is wrong to do this, but part of me say's you gotta do what you gotta do, the iraqis know they can't beat the US conventially and they are trying anything to hold onto thier country. they shot down a chopper and then went to the crash site after the US thought it was secure, and attacked them
smart tactics for a minimum number of troops it took the iraqis
so show me where i stated that because it was done before it is ok now. That seems to be the attitude of the people who feel fine showing saddam on tv.
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Ok so they are gurrillas? Gurrilas are not protected under the Genevia Convention. One of the requirements of the Geneva Conventions mentions clearly identifying yourself as a soldier (ie wearing a uniform). The men that surrenedered early on in the war are definatly PoWs (most have been released by now). But the men fighting now definatly are not PoWs. As for Saddam which is what is at hand I would be very careful on qualifying him as a PoW because of the large implications that it would have. He would not be able to be held responsible for his war crimes.
The spirit of the Geneva convention dealing with PoWs is to give PoWs humane treatment. Show me where Saddam has been mistreated. If we were interigating him on public TV then you guys would have a very valid point. If we were parading him through time square you would have a very valid point. But showing a few seconds of film to prove that we have him captured is in no way inhumane to him.
If you really have a problem with those 3 seconds then lobby your governments to bring charges against the US and see if they agree with you.