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2004-05-08 Iraq-Jordan

Accusations of Mistreatment of POWs Have Been Ignored for Months

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-05-08 10:58:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The ICRC first stumbled at Gitmo, then recovered a bit and backtracked on intemperate and inaccurate claims by a delegate (who shouldn't have been talking, anyway). During major combat, they went public with rushed and dubious comments about US use of cluster munitions, while appearing to ignore spectacular violations of the Conventions by the Iraqis, to include stunning public statements by high officials that Iraq had no obligation to comply because it had been invaded.
(rarely if ever have contracting Powers to the Conventions openly declared their contempt this way -- the norm is to lie and temporize while pursuing violations)

Now, they're violating their discretion principle to pile on and "I told you so" (almost certainly in a misleading way, helped in that of course by a gullible/conniving media). Not something that has drawn much attention, but the most important neutral organization in the world has started to show symptoms of insane anti-Americanism syndrome. Whatever the feelings of staff, officially they had not displayed the syndrome in action.

Troubling.

Posted by Verlaine 2004-05-08 11:47:22 PM|| 2004-05-08 11:47:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The IRC isn't neutral. If they were neutral, they wouldn't reject Israel as a member, while accepting membership from every tinpot dictatorship in the world.

Like most other organizations dominated by the LLL, they're anti-military-power (except to protect themselves) and therefore anti-American.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-09 1:14:44 AM|| 2004-05-09 1:14:44 AM|| Front Page Top

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