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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (120881)4/18/2008 10:26:16 AM
From: one_less  Read Replies (2) of 173976
 
Thanks. We have rules that govern our military operations but Article 4 of the GC seems to specifically exclude terrorists from GC regs for the following reasons.

4.1.1Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict and members of militias of such armed forces.

Although some terrorists may have an allegiance to one nation or another, or to one military force or another, or to one authority or another, they are not a defined group of membership in a specific armed force.

4.1.2 Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, provided that they fulfill all of the following conditions:

The fourth point seems to eliminate terrorists:
+ that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.

4.1.3 Members of regular armed forces who profess allegiance to a government or an authority not recognized by the Detaining Power.
No such binding government serves as an umbrella for terrorists.

4.1.4 Civilians who have non-combat support roles with the military and who carry a valid identity card issued by the military they support.

No terrorist ID cards.

4.1.5 Merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft of the Parties to the conflict, who do not benefit by more favourable treatment under any other provisions of international law.

Inapplicable, except where already contained in our rules of engagement and treatment.

4.1.6 Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.

The armed terrorist groups our military has encountered have not been spontaneously generated in most cases nor have they respected the laws and customs of war.

4.3 makes explicit that Article 33 takes precedence for the treatment of medical personnel of the enemy and chaplains of the enemy.

Inapplicable except where already covered by our rules of engagement and treatment.
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