Article

2010-01-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US violated Geneva Conventions during my detention

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2010-01-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 His status is not defined in the article, so it is difficult to acertain under the Geneva Conventions or subsequent Protocols. Is Jamshid Qassemi an enemy combatant, civilian, or hors de combat ?

Posted by Deadeye Unotle7001 2010-01-31 08:54|| 2010-01-31 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 One of the Principles of the GC was to differentiate between combatant and civilian. Since the 'other side' has received special journalistic dispensation from complying with the tenets of the GC, and thus in massive violation of the GC, to differentiate between the two, crap is going to happen. Since the 'other side' has no interest in complying with the GC, there's no compulsion for the other belligerent to comply with it other than cultural imperatives.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-31 09:41|| 2010-01-31 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 He should consider himself lucky the Liberians
weren't "questioning" him.

Posted by Snumble the Wide1145 2010-01-31 10:28|| 2010-01-31 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 He is right. US had the duty to shoot him and didn't comply. The GC were never intended for making the good guys fight with an arm tied behind he back but to make war a bit less inhuman. Thus a fundamental requirement was make the crime not to pay: if the enemy just thinks in shooting at you from a civilian area he must know that you will you shoot back _and_ that if taken alive you will make him regret it have done so. Thus he doesn't do that. But tilme and again US and other westen coyuntries (in part due to fear of a public opinion misinformed by leftist journalists and writers) have allowed their opponents to use the GC rules against them without taking advantage of the rules against cheaters. Thousans opf people habve dies unnecessarily in the battlefield and millions, like in Vietnam and Cambodia, after the victories handed on a silver platter to the bad guys

Posted by JFM 2010-01-31 16:41|| 2010-01-31 16:41|| Front Page Top

#5 An Iranian aviation expert who was mistreated by US agent

Given the number of Iranian planes loaded with high ranking officials who have gone down recently the "mistreatment" must have been beingh given $$$$$ along with a medal.

Posted by JFM 2010-01-31 16:45|| 2010-01-31 16:45|| Front Page Top

23:57 CrazyFool
23:38 trailing wife
23:23 Grunter
22:45 crosspatch
22:26 Frank G
22:19 bman
22:18 bman
22:15 Pappy
22:14 logi_cal
22:05 whatadeal
21:08 Shieldwolf
21:00 Alaska Paul
20:37 HammerHead
20:30 HammerHead
20:29 tu3031
20:26 Barbara Skolaut
20:25 USN, Ret.
20:14 Old Patriot
20:12 lotp
20:08 ed
19:52 Nimble Spemble
19:48 Eric Jablow
19:47 trailing wife
19:43 Nimble Spemble