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> To qualify for Prisoner of war status persons waging war must have the
> following characteristics to be protected by the laws of war:
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> 1. Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict
> 2. or members of militias not under the command of the armed forces
> * that of being commanded by a person responsible for his
> subordinates;
> * that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a
> distance;
> * that of carrying arms openly;
> * that of conducting their operations in accordance with the
> laws and customs of war.
> 3. or are members of regular armed forces who profess allegiance to
> a government or an authority not recognized by the Detaining Power.
> 4. or inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach
> of the enemy spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces,
> without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units,
> provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.
>
> Based on the above the AL-Queda (mujahadine) would qualify! It did when
> we suported it in Afganistan against Russians.
REALLY? So these people were recognizable, carried arms openly and we
still let 19 of them on commericial airliners?!?! Al-Queda doesn't
qualify under ANY of those 4 items you have listed. Is chopping off
heads respecting the "laws and customs of war"?
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Re: U.S. soldiers' bodies mutilated.
