International Terrorists Defined

One definition of an international terrorist is an irregular foriegn agent who plans on committing act of violence and sabotage.

Recently, someone suggested to me that terroists in Afganistan,Iraq and on the battelfield in the war on terror should be afforded the same rights as US citizens or even more rights. I say no to that Neo-revisionist Stalanist agenda. The Murders of my friends and family members do not deserve the same rights as Martin Luther King, Washington, John F Kennedy, Ronald Regan, FDR me or you.

The equal protection clause under the constitution was not meant to satisfy the Anti-American rantings of the radical left it was meant to protect Americans from injustice. Sure this country has erred when it comes to civil rights but let it be know, when injustices were found this country has always made things right and since the Republican preisdent Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and preserved the Union in 1863 more than a million Americans died supporting freedom while in Europe 125 million people died at the hand of the Stalanist and Nazi Socialists movements.

Perhaps another way to define a terrorist is as an irregular combatant that is in large part seeking to aviod the combatant classification under article 4 of the Geneva Convention.

Article 4

A. Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy:

1. Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict as well as members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces.

2. Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such organized resistance movements, fulfil the following conditions:

(a) That of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; (Terroroist are not responcible for their subordinates)

(b) That of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance; (Terrorist do not wear uniforms or badges)

(c) That of carrying arms openly;(Terrorists hide their weapons)

(d) That of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.(Terrorists violate this by primarily kidnapping and targeting civilians)

3. Members of regular armed forces who profess allegiance to a government or an authority not recognized by the Detaining Power. (Terrorist recognize allegence to movements not countries)

4. Persons who accompany the armed forces without actually being members thereof, such as civilian members of military aircraft crews, war correspondents, supply contractors, members of labour units or of services responsible for the welfare of the armed forces, provided that they have received authorization from the armed forces which they accompany, who shall provide them for that purpose with an identity card similar to the annexed model.(Terrorists target this group and wear no identity cards)

5. Members of crews, including masters, pilots and apprentices, of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft of the Parties to the conflict, who do not benefit by more favourable treatment under any other provisions of international law. (We afford them Geneva rights)

6. 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. (Terrorists do not respect the Genevia Convention nor do they carry arms openly, the exception being Al Sadr's militia which was informaly afforded Geneva rights)

B. The following shall likewise be treated as prisoners of war under the present Convention:

1. Persons belonging, or having belonged, to the armed forces of the occupied country, if the occupying Power considers it necessary by reason of such allegiance to intern them, even though it has originally liberated them while hostilities were going on outside the territory it occupies, in particular where such persons have made an unsuccessful attempt to rejoin the armed forces to which they belong and which are engaged in combat, or where they fail to comply with a summons made to them with a view to internment. (We released all Iraqi military prisoners except for the 52 card list, retained regime officials are afforded Geneva rights)

2. The persons belonging to one of the categories enumerated in the present Article, who have been received by neutral or non-belligerent Powers on their territory and whom these Powers are required to intern under international law, without prejudice to any more favourable treatment which these Powers may choose to give and with the exception of Articles 8, 10, 15, 30, fifth paragraph, 58-67, 92, 126 and, where diplomatic relations exist between the Parties to the conflict and the neutral or non-belligerent Power concerned, those Articles concerning the Protecting Power. Where such diplomatic relations exist, the Parties to a conflict on whom these persons depend shall be allowed to perform towards them the functions of a Protecting Power as provided in the present Convention, without prejudice to the functions which these Parties normally exercise in conformity with diplomatic and consular usage and treaties.(We are investigating abuses by Shite and Peshmerga Militias)

C. This Article shall in no way affect the status of medical personnel and chaplains as provided for in Article 33 of the present Convention.
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