From: George Sherwood 

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:21:39 -0500, Dave Ings wrote:

> I'm reading article 4 right now and I do not see any references to either of
> the terms "illegal combatant" or "enemy
combatant". (Nor do I see the terms
> in article 5).
>
>  http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm
>
> Were you thinking of something else?

What is defined by the conventions is a legal combatant.  If you are not a
legal combatant, then the conventions do not apply to you.  That is why
different terms are used.  During our training we were often just referred
to as "War Criminal".

George

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