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2005-01-14 Home Front: WoT

Mr. Bin Laden, What's Your Rank And Serial Number?

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-14 8:43:07 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No problem. Conventions of Geneva: apply ONLY to people who play by the rules. Example: you aren't supposed to fire at a hospital but if the enemy is firing at you/spotting artillery/hiding in/from it then he instantaly becomes a war criminal subject to summary exeution.

As simple as that.

Posted by JFM 2005-01-14 8:54:05 AM|| 2005-01-14 8:54:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 treat your countryâs war enemies as humans, rather than as dogs. Would that be an anglo's dog, or a muslim's dog? I wouldn't mind be treated as an anglo's dog....especially a British or American one. Lucky dogs!

Posted by 2b 2005-01-14 9:05:07 AM|| 2005-01-14 9:05:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Rommel once said (IIRC) in his maxims:

"treat uniformed enemy POWs w/all the respect due a fighting man, but to the guerilla - show no quarter."

Posted by Jarhead 2005-01-14 11:06:34 AM|| 2005-01-14 11:06:34 AM|| Front Page Top

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