Re: [WW] The Rules of War

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

At 09:16 AM 6/5/2001 -0500, you wrote:
 >Very interesting and insightful.  Personnally I think the idea of Rule of
 >War laughable.  Its as much as an Oximoron as Honor among Thieves.  The only
 >people ever charged with War crimes are the losers of the war.

I beg to differ.

During the Gulf Slap Down, there was at least one soldier brought up on 
UCMJ (military law) charges for violating the Geneva Convention.

It seems that they found his LAW (?) rocket buried in an Iraqi's soldier's 
chest.  The LAW rocket is designated as a weapon to be used against 
equipment only.

I'm not certain if he tried the "But I was shooting at his canteen" 
defense.  :)




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