Re: U.S. Military Now Committing Overt War Crimes To Coerce Surrenders!

"Winston Smith, American Patriot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> Christian Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in inimitable style:
>
> > Winston Smith, American Patriot wrote:
> >> I support the health and well-being of the troops.
> >>
> >> However there can be NO SUPPORT WHATSOEVER for their committing war
> >> crimes!
> >>
> >> Kidnapping and the taking of innocent civilians as hostages to coerce
> >> the surrender of those wanted by the military IS a war crime!
> >>
> >> Someone needs to inform the DoD of its illegal and outrageous
> >> position.
> >
> > First, where did it say in the article that these two women were
> > innocent? For all we know they've been actively assisting in hiding
> > al-Douri.
>
> First, what part of "...American forces have frequently arrested relatives
> of fugitives to interrogate them on their family member's whereabouts and
> as a way of putting pressure on the wanted men to surrender" do you NOT
> understand?????

If the detention and interogation of dependants provides information leading
to the capture of those responsible for the attacks on our troops, and on
the Iraqi people, then the detentions are sound policy. The one thing which
would make it wrong would be if our troops were abusing the civilians, and I
doubt very seriously that this is the case.