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Originally posted by EnigmaTek
See my problem is that none of the other countries seem to want to follow this convention.
I know it's a childish attitude but if they don't have to then why should we.
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Like who are you referring to? Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic faced charges of crimes against humanity at the UN war-crimes tribunal in The Hague. Iraq did not violate the Geneva Convention when it captured Americans in the first Gulf war.
According to the Geneva Convention,
if a political or military leader violates the laws, he or she will dragged into court and if found guilty of war crimes, faces life in prison.
Part 1 - Article 3 of the Geneva Convention states:
The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever:
(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;
(b) Taking of hostages;
(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment;
So it appears the Bush admin has violated the Geneva Convention and should be tried for war crimes.