Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
he's a politician. I'd suspect him to be lying at all times, especially in the period leading up to the elections (which means at all times).
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Originally posted by Joe King:
For me there are two categories:
1) Politicians that lie on purpose (Clinton)
2) Politicians that lie by accident because they're confused (Bush)
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Originally posted by Homer Phillips:
If a US citizen is driving a fuel truck for Halliburton in Iraq, and is captured by Saddam's Iraqi army, does he qualify as an unlawful combatant?
Originally posted by Homer Phillips:
If a US citizen is driving a fuel truck for Halliburton in Iraq, and is captured by Saddam's Iraqi army, does he qualify as an unlawful combatant?
Persons protected by the Convention are those who, at a given moment and in any manner whatsoever, find themselves, in case of a conflict or occupation, in the hands of a Party to the conflict or Occupying Power of which they are not nationals.
1. To be commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates;
2. To have a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance;
3. To carry arms openly; and
4. To conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war."
Originally posted by Joe King:
the current enemy are unlikely to be taking legal action against the mercenaries
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
What do you mean? They already have.
Originally posted by Eugene Kononov:
The term "unlawful combatant" is really quite bizarre. It's almost as if you must have a lawyer by your side each time you throw a grenade, or yelling to the guy on the other side of the fence: "Hey, your military hat is missing, get the fuck out of my battlefield, you unlawful bastard, or I will sue you in court to the full extend of the law!"
[ June 21, 2004: Message edited by: Eugene Kononov ]
Originally posted by Joe King:
Wow. I wonder which country's law this will be processed under? It didn't happen in the US, so US law should not apply, and Iraq is hardly a stable country with a definite law and legal system at the moment. I suppose the main point of cases like these aren't so much to win as to draw attention to a particular issue.
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
I am pretty sure it will be rightly tossed out of court.