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2010-08-11 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Whatever happened to summary execution for irregulars? Obviously no longer policy, even during vietnam. What is the official word on dealing with 'irregulars', spies, saboteurs, or what have you?

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-08-11 02:51|| 2010-08-11 02:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Now the word is to give illegal combatants (terrorists, murderers, etc...) the same protections as legal combatants.

That Geneva Convention was a pretty good idea while it lasted.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-08-11 08:21|| 2010-08-11 08:21|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought the objective was peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, and subsequent power sharing.

Right now Mullah Omar is far more likely to become a cabinet minister in Kabul (maybe, as foreign minister he could pay a visit to the Ground Zero mosque next year) than to be convicted and executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

There's just no will in the US or NATO to defeat and punish the Taliban for 9/11 or any other crime.

The official designation may be "ISAF" or "Enduring Freedom", the real mission is surrender.

Posted by Bill Photle7787 2010-08-11 12:06|| 2010-08-11 12:06|| Front Page Top

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