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Originally posted by (Insert Name Here)
Do you call Saddam's sons civilian?
Originally posted by Seekerof
Was the difference being that the Geneva Convention covers military personnel being shown...not civilian? I dunno....just asking? I could look it up but was wondering before I did.
regards
seekerof
Right, there is a differenc: they never were POWs, they were directly shot down.
Originally posted by Seekerof
Just doing a light search, I think the Geneva Convention (aka: laws of war) pertain mainly to POW's, etc.
Might be wrong here but I didn't do a through "sit down and analyze":
slate.msn.com...
Originally posted by MakodFilu
Right, there is a differenc: they never were POWs, they were directly shot down.
Originally posted by Seekerof
Just doing a light search, I think the Geneva Convention (aka: laws of war) pertain mainly to POW's, etc.
Might be wrong here but I didn't do a through "sit down and analyze":
slate.msn.com...
Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
Saddam's sons and Saddam's grandson are relatives of a nation leader, Saddam himself, and are therefore protected by the assassination ban on political leaders and their family. Now argue if it was an assassination .. i don't know .. we don't even know the real story (Were they killed by a hellfire rocket or by 20 bullets each ?)
One would think that with all those images of Saddam Hussein all over the country the emphasis was more than just to relate him as a mere hero.