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Re: Justice for all.....
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:30:37 GMT
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Hey, an excuse to read (ok skim) the Geneva Convention. Cool.
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> Rumsfeld claimed that Saddam would be treated as a POW under the
> Geneva Convention, but that Convention has already been violated
> by the endless broadcasting of humiliating video and photos of
> Saddam following his capture.
But what about this? ( from http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm )
"Prisoners of war who, owing to their physical or mental condition,
are unable to state their identity, shall be handed over to the medical
service. The identity of such prisoners shall be established by all
possible means, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph."
I suppose one could argue that his use of body doubles activates
the "by all possible means" clause, which would seem to include
the video.
Is there an addendum that clarifies when a video is humiliating
and when it's not? Saddam appeared in lots of video before, and
will probably appear in more during the trial. What are the rules
on this? I haven't found them yet.
Thanks,
Don
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| (...) A good question. I know there was an uproar when US POW's in Iraq were featured even briefly on Al-Jazeera, for example. Hussein was able, according to reports, to identify himself as "the President of Iraq" to his American captors, so this (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Rumsfeld claimed that Saddam would be treated as a POW under the Geneva Convention, but that Convention has already been violated by the endless broadcasting of humiliating video and photos of Saddam following his capture. (...) Heh. The (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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