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TheUrbanMyth
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| OneWayTraffic wrote: |
Including photos of captured Japanese soldiers, specifically shot to make them look as pathetic as a defeated army can be.
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Except that wasn't against the Geneva Conventions (which is the whole point here) since they weren't written until 1949.
Better luck next time.
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TheUrbanMyth
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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How is there a double standard? According to your link the U.S. said it was a violation and they are investigating it. A double standard would mean that the U.S. WOULDN'T investigate these photos and say that this was a violation of the Geneva Convention.
I don't think that term means what you think it means. |
I know what the term means. The double standard is that one side breaks the law, and condemns the other for doing the same thing. Just because they investigate does not give license to do it. That's like saying that the Taliban is now investigating breaches by their own militants. I made reference to a link only to illustrate that the U.S. recognizes that posting images of POWs breaks certain laws - laws that the U.S. has agreed to abide by. |
Unless the U.S officially authorized these photos to be taken it is not a double standard. Simply because some people (who may or may not be U.S. citizens/employees) took these photos does not mean the U.S was at fault. When the appropriate authorities saw these photos they launched an investigation as well they should have.
The Taliban on the other hand have done no such thing. |
Riiiggghhhttt
So now the US didn't release the photos of Saddam? |
Which photos would those be? The ones mentioned in the article below?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4565505.stm
Do some reading, drop the sneering, and then get back to me.
As for captured soldiers in past wars... Which wars would those be? Give specifics. I'm not going to Google every war America's ever been in. |
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Captain Corea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| supernick wrote: |
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How is there a double standard? According to your link the U.S. said it was a violation and they are investigating it. A double standard would mean that the U.S. WOULDN'T investigate these photos and say that this was a violation of the Geneva Convention.
I don't think that term means what you think it means. |
I know what the term means. The double standard is that one side breaks the law, and condemns the other for doing the same thing. Just because they investigate does not give license to do it. That's like saying that the Taliban is now investigating breaches by their own militants. I made reference to a link only to illustrate that the U.S. recognizes that posting images of POWs breaks certain laws - laws that the U.S. has agreed to abide by. |
Unless the U.S officially authorized these photos to be taken it is not a double standard. Simply because some people (who may or may not be U.S. citizens/employees) took these photos does not mean the U.S was at fault. When the appropriate authorities saw these photos they launched an investigation as well they should have.
The Taliban on the other hand have done no such thing. |
Riiiggghhhttt
So now the US didn't release the photos of Saddam? |
[b]Which photos would those be? The ones mentioned in the article below?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4565505.stm
Do some reading, drop the sneering, and then get back to me.
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No, those weren't the ones.
There ones I recall were similar to this one http://www.danieldrezner.com/archives/saddam.jpg of him being medically examined.
And how do you know what type of facial expression I was making when i posted? |
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