Comments on: Scrappleface: Red Cross Reports that Al Qaeda May Violate Geneva Conventions http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/ Harangues that just make sense Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rod Stanton http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/#comment-6634 Rod Stanton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2385#comment-6634 A more significant violation is the use of churches (23 according to an unofficial USMC recon count)(Mosques) as combat bases. BTW the terrorist that was killied by a Marine in a mosque was part of a group that had used that very mosque for two weeks to rain mortar amd rocket fire on our Marines. God, country, Marine Corps Rod Stanton Cerritos A more significant violation is the use of churches (23 according to an unofficial USMC recon count)(Mosques) as combat bases.
BTW the terrorist that was killied by a Marine in a mosque was part of a group that had used that very mosque for two weeks to rain mortar amd rocket fire on our Marines.
God, country, Marine Corps
Rod Stanton
Cerritos

]]> By: Rod Stanton http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/#comment-6635 Rod Stanton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2385#comment-6635 PS Its been 36 years since this Nam vet got out. But in the Old Corps we used to chant "God, country, Marine Corp" as we did our pre dawn runs. Since I see we cant support the Scouts anymore because they take an oath to "God" maybe the Corps doesnt chat this any morre. I know why Im so f---ed up, before I was a jarhead I was a Scout. Proud of both; would do it again. Rod Stanton Cerritos PS
Its been 36 years since this Nam vet got out. But in the Old Corps we used to chant “God, country, Marine Corp” as we did our pre dawn runs. Since I see we cant support the Scouts anymore because they take an oath to “God” maybe the Corps doesnt chat this any morre. I know why Im so f—ed up, before I was a jarhead I was a Scout. Proud of both; would do it again.
Rod Stanton
Cerritos

]]> By: Patterico http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/#comment-6636 Patterico Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2385#comment-6636 The funny thing about this article to me is that I can imagine Rumsfeld actually saying the statement attributed to him. The funny thing about this article to me is that I can imagine Rumsfeld actually saying the statement attributed to him.

]]> By: Al http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/#comment-6637 Al Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2385#comment-6637 Next up: Chirac gets indicted as a war criminal in Canada for his troops' actions; Kofi Annan appears before the International Criminal Court; and snowflakes are found in a hot place. Sigh. Next up:

Chirac gets indicted as a war criminal in Canada for his troops’ actions; Kofi Annan appears before the International Criminal Court; and snowflakes are found in a hot place. Sigh.

]]> By: aphrael http://patterico.com/2004/11/30/scrappleface-red-cross-reports-that-al-qaeda-may-violate-geneva-conventions/#comment-6638 aphrael Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2385#comment-6638 Part of the problem here is that al Qaeda isn't a party to the Geneva conventions; that is an agreement between states, and al Qaeda isn't a state. The US, however, is, and it's appropriate to criticize us for violating our treaty obligations. That said, it's an odd eddy of international law: the treaty was never intended to be applied in the case of a state fighting against a shadowy non-state military organization. Part of the problem here is that al Qaeda isn’t a party to the Geneva conventions; that is an agreement between states, and al Qaeda isn’t a state. The US, however, is, and it’s appropriate to criticize us for violating our treaty obligations.

That said, it’s an odd eddy of international law: the treaty was never intended to be applied in the case of a state fighting against a shadowy non-state military organization.

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