Subject: Re: Shock'N'Awe
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:17:49 -0800


Niether Paul.

It is a simple way of avoiding capture and  being shot at.
Why wear something that makes you into a sitting duck? Do
not most animals use some form of camouflage or cryptic
mimicry?

Does not the US army wear desert camouflage?

Why would the US kill people they think are faking
civilians?

jf


Subject: Re: Shock'N'Awe


I think there is a confusion, since Iraqi troops have donned
civilian gear.
Is this:
a) a cynical ploy to cover up the deaths of civilians, who
would otherwise
be designated as victims of genocide under the terms of the
Geneva
convention
b)  a cynical ploy by the Iraqi troops
c) a bit of both (I think this is the correct answer)
----- Original Message -----
From: <BobAuler-AT-aol.com>
To: <heidegger-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: Shock'N'Awe


>
> In a message dated 03/24/03 2:16:10 PM,
crifasi-AT-hotmail.com writes:
>
> << Did it ever occur to you that it was also against the
Geneva
> >Convention on War to Kill Civilians? >>
>
> to which part of which convention do you refer?  it is not
against the
> convention(s) to carry on war which results in
unintentional deaths of
> civilians.  genocide is against the war.
>
> now if you're going to accuse the u.s. of that, please
document your
charges
> with more care than your casual scholarship has up to this
point
delivered.
>
> if you have evidence that is credible, i'd truly like to
see it.  all i've
> seen so far is troops tossing food to the civilians.
>
> bob
>
>
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