Question: Is using Air Strikes against Iraq a violation of international

[liveoaktx]

law? Or any other type of human rights law?

[LynnTheDem]

1. Yes of course.

But when did the US regime give a fuck about international law? Or US law? Or the USC?

[Greeby]

2. International law? What International law?

There's the attitude right there

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Probably

BUT.....WHEN have things as "quaint" as human rights laws ever stopped Bushco from doing what it wants to do?:rofl:

[bryant69]

4. It might verywell be

On the other hand, people on this board are going to pretty much assume that what they think the law is is what the law actually is.

In other words you will get a lot of assurances that it is against the law and few citations of the actual law it is supposed to be against.

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[LynnTheDem]

5. Just read the Geneva Conventions

regards occupied nations.

[liveoaktx]

6. Can you point to a specific reference?

[LynnTheDem]

9. Fourth GC

Civilians of occupied territory are “protected persons” under the Fourth Geneva Convention.

And Article 23 of The Hague Regulations; Articles 46 and 50 of The Hague Regulations; Article 6 (b) Charter of the International Military Tribunal.

Bombs are indiscriminate.

Occupiers are legally responsible for the safety of the occupied civilians and property; indiscriminate bombing kinda violates that.

[magellan]

7. They'll just say they have the authority of the Iraqi government

Who's going to argue when their puppet in Baghdad will agree?

[liveoaktx]

8. IF that's true, it should be in writing so we can see WHERE the

Iraqi govt allowed air strikes on its own people

[magellan]

10. You and I and anyone sensible and decent would agree

But I don't need to remind you of the kind of people who are running the show, or how they treat laws.

I know, I've been screaming in frustration and feeling sick since I came on here an hour ago and learned BushCo thinks it already has the authority to do Iran; they don't need to go to Congress. I don't know what to do to stop these lying mad-bombing child killers. If I did I'd be the first to suggest. We simply don't have any representation on these matters besides ourselves!!

[liveoaktx]

11. Yeah, that's what has me up today-the Bushco Pre-emptive strike thing

I hope you have called all your Congresspeople about this and then you will go bump that Action thread with the results. At the very least CALLING them to get US on record is something. (and believe me, both my Senators consider me, a Democrat, as dead)

[magellan]

14. You bet

Not that I believe it'll do any good. Mine are Nelson and Martinez (FL). Two peas in Bush**'s pod. Pod people. Though perhaps not quite as pod-people-ish as your reps in TX.

[Sir Jeffrey]

12. Anything the US does in Iraq is illegal...

under international law with respect to the use of force.

[tgnyc]

13. After 9/11, Congress gave * the authority to violate international law!

Anyway, the GOP is planning to pass a resolution changing international law to allow * to bomb Iraq whenever he feels it is necessary.