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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (19004)	5/9/2003 5:30:24 PM
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Iraq Occupying Powers Glance By The Associated Press In proposing a U.N. Security Council resolution on sanctions, the United States and Britain for the first time refer to themselves as ``occupying powers'' rather than ``liberating forces'' in Iraq. Here is a look at the main responsibilities of being an ``occupier'' under the 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian law, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross based in Geneva. An occupier must: • Restore and ensure public order and safety. • Provide the population with food and medical supplies. • Cooperate with aid and relief operations, if needed. • Ensure public health and hygiene. • Faciliate work of schools. • Uphold criminal laws of occupied territory, unless they constitute a threat or contradict international humanitarian law. An occupier cannot: • Loot. • Compel residents to serve in its armed forces. • Forcibly transfer residents out of occupied territory to its own territory. • Exploit resources of occupied territory for own benefit. statesman.com

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