Posted on 04/03/2007 7:56:04 AM PDT by bocopar
A few points to be made with the whole British Soldier-hostage-Iran thing. In looking at the Geneva Convention, it would appear it's not written in a language Islamic countries understand....
According to Article 3,
"To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:
"Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture”
Notwithstanding the treatment of prisoners in Iraq that may have beheaded by those sponsored and/or supported by Iran, this part of the GC does not apply in the current stand-off, that is, for now.
I think the Iranian threatened to withhold a ham sandwich from the British female sailor and she folded!
In an otherwise well written op-ed, the author fails to mention whether Iran is a signatory to the Geneva Convention accords. Without that, everything else is moot...
Good catch - thank you!
I once went to a Geneva Convention. I cosplayed as Darth Vader.
That’s what we all want to know. Who signed the Geneva Conventions.
Thanks for saving my butt in an assumption. Bob
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