OT : Australian intervention in Solomon Islands

[Geckomlis]

-delurk-
Deccan:
Thank you for sharing with us. I have been trying to follow the SI events via CNN and BBC, but it has been very confusing, not well-covered, or not covered in a balanced way. Your Posts have clarified many things for me.
Take care.
-relurk-

[Baron Grazic]

Thanks Deccan.
Some of these details are new to me (Townsville Peace Agreement) but the time frame seems to be when I was over-seas.
I hope we can all work things out peaceable, but I'm not holding my breath...
You will keep yourself out of trouble and keep us updated, won't you?

[dogscoff]

Interesting reading, Deccan. Thanks.

Once something like that happens in your country, the matter becomes a lot more complicated.

If it's so complicated, why do the US, UK and other governments think that such a simple 'solution' (kill loads of random foreigners) can be applied?

[Loser]

This is great Deccan. It's much like hearing about the Iraq war on television and radio (CNN, BBC, and a coiuple of others) and then reading about it in that one guy's blog. Thanks.

Originally posted by dogscoff:
If it's so complicated, why do the US, UK and other governments think that such a simple 'solution' (kill loads of random foreigners) can be applied?

Whoa.... tangent. Revive the Iraq thread and post this there and I will be happy to respond.

[ July 10, 2003, 11:15: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Q]

Originally posted by sachmo:

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Originally posted by Q:
May be not all western governments (I believe I live in a country that still puts human rights first before combat against terrorism) but I must agree that some activities of the US government really frighten me more than any terrorist activities. And if deccan is right (I know too little about the political situation in that part of the world) I am worried about that too.

Well, if that's true, then it's a good thing you didn't have any relatives working in a certain New York building on a certain day in 2001.
Once something like that happens in your country, the matter becomes a lot more complicated.

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I am a citizen of the country the Geneva convention comes from, which the US government not longer obeys when it comes to the war against terrorism.
But my compassion for the victims of the terrorism is absolutely independent of their passport and I sincerely hope that my reason would still govern my emotions when a relative would be under the victims.
But no matter how much I share the cry for justice, no matter how much I understand your concern for safety: the basic human rights must never never never be canceled for a human beeing, even if this human has commited the most horrible crimes. If you go over this line you will end up in tyranny and become inhuman yourself.

[Loser]

Originally posted by Q:
I am a citizen of the country the Geneva convention comes from, which the US government not longer obeys when it comes to the war against terrorism.

The Geneva convention was getting lip service long before the 'war on terrorism' started. Rule regarding munitions, engagement of paratroopers, manipulation of the weather, and a few others have been violated with only a modest attempt at cover-up.

I think we should have rules of war and treatment of participant of such. But war is war and few countries that participate in more than a few are going to follow all the rules.

You want to talk about inhumane? Let's compare prison systems. I'll give you the point on capital punishment (more to get past it than because I think it is inhumane), and let's talk about treatment of prisoners who have not been so sentenced. But let's do that in another thread. You start it, and I will reply.

[Thermodyne]

Q,

Which parts do we (USofA) not follow? If you mean the treatment of Afgan POW’s, then you need to go back and actually read the sections again. Especially the areas that deal with the requirements that soldiers must meet to gain the protection of the conventions. And it is more than one convention.