jackehammond
Active member
Folks,
During the 2001-2002 war in Afghanistan the US took prisone a number persons: ie some were al Qaeca, but many were Taliban. FYI the Taliban had a draft before and during that time period.
Many of the Taliban taken prisoners are now at Gitmo in Cuba.
The US has classified them as unlawful combatants who have no rights to the protections of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
Unlawful Combatants are the opposite of lawful combatants. Lawful combatants are described as combatants who 1> Carry their arms openly 2> Are distinguished between combatants and civilians and 3> Have a command structure and answer to a central command structure that can be held accountable.
Jack E. Hammond
During the 2001-2002 war in Afghanistan the US took prisone a number persons: ie some were al Qaeca, but many were Taliban. FYI the Taliban had a draft before and during that time period.
Many of the Taliban taken prisoners are now at Gitmo in Cuba.
The US has classified them as unlawful combatants who have no rights to the protections of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
Unlawful Combatants are the opposite of lawful combatants. Lawful combatants are described as combatants who 1> Carry their arms openly 2> Are distinguished between combatants and civilians and 3> Have a command structure and answer to a central command structure that can be held accountable.
Jack E. Hammond