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Matt Hamon / Norman Hermant 16 | 16.11.2004 17:07 | Indymedia | Repression | London | World

FALLUJA: Summarily Executed - Uncensored Video / Text of US Troops Executing Wounded Falluja Mosque Prisoners

US Marine under investigation after death of wounded Iraqi insurgent




FALLUJA: Summarily Executed
November 16, 2004
Adelaide, Australia
by Matt Hamon


Just as the dust settles the reality sinks into the main-stream media.
Countless people all over the world screaming out that the attacks on
Fallujah must stop, witnessing crimes against humanity unfolding on our
televisions. Now they finally see the crimes and the charges begin to
be laid. Its premeditated murder when an unarmed or injured person is
summarily executed.
The media see it now, of course after thousands of voices all over the
world cry out. They finally see the implications of such behaviour and
considered the repercussions of a lawless and illegal war.
As Norman Hermant from Lateline (ABC) rightly points out, if the
insurgence think that coalitions forces take no prisoners or that they
will be summarily executed even when unarmed they will fight to the
death.
International law is needed by both sides, take for example the aid
works that help the injured on both sides, how can they work in such
lawless conditions? And what if the situation is reversed and a young
American soldier finds himself injured and starring down the barrel of
gun, will his life be protected, will he be given his fundamental human
rights as set out by the Geneva conventions?
Lost is any moral superiority America and coalition countries thought
they had, lost is the innocents of young soldiers sent to do battle in
an illegal invasion and ordered to commit crimes against humanity.
International law must be respected even if your enemy does not.
~*~
Didn't know there were international laws governing the engagement of
war then visit:  http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm for the Geneva
Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, particularly
article 3:
"Article 3
In the case of armed conflict not of an international character
occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each
party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the
following provisions:
1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members
of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de
combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all
circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction
founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or
any
other similar criteria.
To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any
time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned
persons:
(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds,
mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;
(b) Taking of hostages;
(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and
degrading treatment;
(d) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without
previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording
all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by
civilized peoples.
2. The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for.
An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of
the Red Cross, may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict.
The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into
force, by means of special agreements, all or part of the other
provisions of the present Convention.
The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal
status of the Parties to the conflict."

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Video (uncensored):


Australian Broadcasting Corporation
TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT
Broadcast: 16/11/2004
US Marine under investigation after death of wounded Iraqi insurgent
Reporter: Norman Hermant


Hotlinks at:

 http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/read/913435.htm


Matt Hamon's Previous CCNWON Story with updates covering world reaction:

I have just witnessed a murder on my TV screen

 http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/read/905415.htm

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From the sugar-coated lion's den...

17.11.2004 00:53

The most important drawback to citing the Geneva Convention in these times: Congress has not declared "war". As an operation rather than a war, and as this Bush administration has chosen to attempt evasion of all human rights obstacles (!), the Geneva Convention is not technically in violation. Yet we all know it is. This is the same administration who fails to recognize "prisoners of war" (under the Geneva Convention)and creates "enemy combatants" out of them instead so they can be detained indefinitely without protection from torture. Damn this ambiguous "terrorism" thing that allows us to evade the protections set up for nations, and damn the valorization of soldiers. My Democratic boss did not vote for Bush yet refuses to think that this soldier should have his life ruined for "doing his job". Public sentiment is not so easily roused, though I have been doing my best.
In solidarity.

new york


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