War Crime Alert - US troops blocking aid, violates Geneva Conventions

[ck4829]

"Our convoys sent on Sunday and Monday have been prevented from entering the city by US troops and our information from inside is that families are without food, power and potable water, particularly because they cannot leave their homes," noted Abdel Hameed, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

This, they say, has left hundreds of families without medical assistance and food supplies.

"Innocent people and especially children are suffering from a lack of supplies in and on the outskirts of Samarra," said Muhammad al-Daraji, Director of the Monitoring Net of Human Rights in Iraq (MHRI).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2181867&mesg_id=2181867

Article 23 of IV Geneva Convention states that:

"Each High Contracting Party shall allow the free passage of all consignments of medical and hospital stores and objects necessary for religious worship intended only for civilians of another High Contracting Party, even if the latter is its adversary. It shall likewise permit the free passage of all consignments of essential foodstuffs, clothing and tonics intended for children under fifteen, expectant mothers and maternity cases."

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/92.htm

[ixion]

1. The * cabal sees the Geneva Conventions as 'quaint'

but nothing, NOTHING, is illegal when it's done by the US. :sarcasm:

[sojourner]

2. yeah! the US is no longer bound by the conventions...so no law, no crime!

:sarcasm:

[uppityperson]

3. doesn't apply to the USA because they are the good guys.

If these people were really innocent, they would've left before the troops came in. Or they would have stocked up on tuna and powdered milk and not need help. :sarcasm: