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Originally posted by djohnsto77
The Red Crescent has been infiltrated and used as cover by the insurgent terrorists on multiple occasions. The U.S. has not only the right but the obligation under international law to police the correct use of the red cross/red crescent symbol and investigate any misuse of it.
The only ignorance exposed here is your own.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
The Red Crescent has been infiltrated and used as cover by the insurgent terrorists on multiple occasions. The U.S. has not only the right but the obligation under international law to police the correct use of the red cross/red crescent symbol and investigate any misuse of it.
The only ignorance exposed here is your own.
Originally posted by NumberCruncher
Guess What !
More Muslims Kill Muslims than any other group Period !!
Gotta love how you guys jump on any story no matter how minor or trivial and try twist it into some Crusader hate crime
Originally posted by khunmoon
Found a few more reports on the story. Both emphasis that the insurgency is NOT a problem to the Red Crescent.
Doctors and other medical workers have been targeted by militants in bombings and shootings in Iraq�s relentless violence. Hospitals also have become safe havens for insurgents or Shiite militiamen, who have sometimes holed up in them in battles with U.S. forces.
Originally posted by jsobecky
Doctors and other medical workers have been targeted by militants in bombings and shootings in Iraq�s relentless violence. Hospitals also have become safe havens for insurgents or Shiite militiamen, who have sometimes holed up in them in battles with U.S. forces.
A little more serious than breaking windows, wouldn't you agree?
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
Here is one of the damning videos showing the notorious Arm smuggling red cross. This isn't the one with the edited footage. I will try to find the other one.
www.liveleak.com...
Red Cross Arms Smugglers (LOL)
Originally posted by patch41893
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
Here is one of the damning videos showing the notorious Arm smuggling red cross. This isn't the one with the edited footage. I will try to find the other one.
www.liveleak.com...
Red Cross Arms Smugglers (LOL)
The footage in the first clip is so poor how the hell could you id that item as a rifle? more or less a manufacturer?
It could have been any number of things used on a bus..how do know ? i have worked on one for over a decade
Originally posted by NumberCruncher
Guess What !
More Muslims Kill Muslims than any other group Period !!
Gotta love how you guys jump on any story no matter how minor or trivial and try twist it into some Crusader hate crime
Originally posted by khunmoon
Originally posted by jsobecky
Doctors and other medical workers have been targeted by militants in bombings and shootings in Iraq�s relentless violence. Hospitals also have become safe havens for insurgents or Shiite militiamen, who have sometimes holed up in them in battles with U.S. forces.
A little more serious than breaking windows, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, I agree, but the topic for the thread is aidwork is being obstructed, hassled, downright threatened and attacked by US forces.
And the issue is the Red Cross/Red Crescent is victimized, the best known aid organisation, most regonized worldwide cannot carry out their work because some of the most sacred ideals internationally agreed on, for carrying out that work is set aside by US troops. An atrocity on the line of suicide bombers killing innocent bystanders, if you ask me.
Okay, now I here you say, they haven't deliberately killed aidworkers.
Eventually it is bound to happen sooner or later, and it will come down to a lack of education and an impossible situation your politicans have put the troops in.
Originally posted by jsobecky
If the militants are hiding among the workers, how are we to root them out if not to go to where they are hiding?
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Originally posted by khunmoon
I still think it comes down to ignorance from the average GI-Joe. He simply don't know what Red Crescent is, only aware it's some kind of Muslim symbol.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Its an ILLEGIAL WAR PERIOD.
Then again, look at your commander and chief.....
the living hell your have FORCED on these people.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Saddam's mass murdering is gone.
Saddam's government sponsored rape and torture are gone. Saddam's sons torturing and murdering athletes who don't play up to their standards are gone.
The U.N. and Saddam stealing the Oil for Food billions is gone. The Iraqis have free elections for the first time in 40 years.
The Iraqis have a chance to finally make their own country what ever they want.