From: Adam 

Mark wrote:

> You miss the point too Adam.
>

Nope. If the world's most powerfull nation doesn't feel constrained by
rules of acceptable behaviour then others shouldn't either & then all a
gov needs to do is to designate all it's opponents as terrorist & they
can do as they like

Adam


> "Adam"  wrote in message
> news:43603226$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>Mark wrote:
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>>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote: The
point here is simple: if
>>>America is seen as giving political actors
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the President the ability to essentially suspend the Geneva
>>>>Conventions through creative re-interpretation, there is
nothing to stop
>>>>other nations from doing the same to our troops when they
are captured...
>>>
>>>
>>>Has any other country at any time, in any war, ever followed the Geneva
>>>Conventions in their treatment of our prisoners of war? Has any stateless
>>>terrorist group ever done so? Do you really think if we hire bi-planes to
>>>tow banners across the world that we absolutely follow the Geneva
>>>Conventions in all cases, even when not warranted, that any less heads
>>>will be cut off on video?
>>>
>>>I didn't think so. >>is simply faulty>
>>
>>nah let's scrap the GC as an yet another impediment to the CiC of the USA
>>in his grand quest to rid the world of politcal violence & nasty
>>behaviour...oh wait ain't that what the US is engaged in....so then it's
>>his quest to ensure that somehow people will allow only the US to engage
>>in political violence & nasty behaviour...
>>
>>Adam
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