Ukraine war freed Americans
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Entering a war zone as combatant and a citizen from different country is probably not a wise thing to do. Only briefly read the article but it appears they joined some sort of force sanctioned by Ukraine. Nonetheless I would assume they are technically mercenaries and as such Geneva Convention protections would not apply.
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Sometimes it's not all black & white---
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Yup!
And all-to-often in wars the Geneva Convention gets ignored..... by both sides.
Paul
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You just described the NAM Paul--course that was never classified as a war--fckn. dumb ass politicians!!!!
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We briefly covered the Geneva Convention in a basic training class, after they explained why the oath of service was changed to, "follow lawful orders", after the My Lai incident. I'd like to think it made a difference.
Paul
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Hell Paul--ya can read all about that, to see how much difference it made!!!!
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The category of mercenary is very narrow: https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/articl ... rcenaries/ so it is questionable if they would qualify as mercenaries, since they need to meet all six criteria. Including a promise of a large amount of compensation.Richard S. wrote: ↑Sun. Oct. 02, 2022 11:42 amNonetheless I would assume they are technically mercenaries and as such Geneva Convention protections would not apply.
And even if they were mercenaries, international law still requires they be given humane treatment while in custody, even if denied POW status. It would not give Russia carte blanche to torture them.
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search.php?author_id=29437&sr=postsRandom American wrote: ↑Mon. Oct. 17, 2022 11:20 pmThe category of mercenary is very narrow: https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/articl ... rcenaries/ so it is questionable if they would qualify as mercenaries, since they need to meet all six criteria. Including a promise of a large amount of compensation.
And even if they were mercenaries, international law still requires they be given humane treatment while in custody, even if denied POW status. It would not give Russia carte blanche to torture them.
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Welcome to the forum since I missed your first post. You here to stay, or just be a “Random” poster? Any questions about coal, or coal stoves? You’re welcome to stay if you like.
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Thanks for the hospitality. I plan to stay though mainly lurk. I do read many of the coal related topics here, this just happened to catch my attention.