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Rescuing hostages a violation of the Geneva Convention
Interesting article from Catholic World News;
Colombian hostage rescue violated Geneva accord
Bogota, Jul. 17, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe has admitted that during a dramatic July 2 rescue mission in which 15 hostages were liberated from their guerrilla captors, one Colombian soldier wore a Red Cross emblem: a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
President Uribe said that he had contacted Red Cross officials to apologize for the move. He said that an individual soldier wore the Red Cross insignia, "contradicting official orders," in a misguided effort to complete the deception of the guerrillas who were holding the hostages.
Red Cross officials have welcomed Uribe's apology, explaining that it is crucial to the group's work to protect its neutrality, and clarify that "we played no part in this operation." The wearing of Red Cross insignia by soldiers is forbidden under international law in order to preserve Red Cross workers from suspicion that they might be soldiers in disguise.
In the July 2 rescue mission, Colombian soldiers successfully persuaded troops of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that they were allies, arranging a prisoner transfer. As far as I'm concerned, the Colombian troops could have dressed up like Maryknoll Sisters... if that's what it took to rescue the hostages from the Communist terrorists.
I take that back, Maryknollers would have saddled-up with the Communists.
Rescuing hostages a violation of the Geneva Convention
Interesting article from Catholic World News;
Bogota, Jul. 17, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe has admitted that during a dramatic July 2 rescue mission in which 15 hostages were liberated from their guerrilla captors, one Colombian soldier wore a Red Cross emblem: a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
President Uribe said that he had contacted Red Cross officials to apologize for the move. He said that an individual soldier wore the Red Cross insignia, "contradicting official orders," in a misguided effort to complete the deception of the guerrillas who were holding the hostages.
Red Cross officials have welcomed Uribe's apology, explaining that it is crucial to the group's work to protect its neutrality, and clarify that "we played no part in this operation." The wearing of Red Cross insignia by soldiers is forbidden under international law in order to preserve Red Cross workers from suspicion that they might be soldiers in disguise.
In the July 2 rescue mission, Colombian soldiers successfully persuaded troops of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that they were allies, arranging a prisoner transfer.
I take that back, Maryknollers would have saddled-up with the Communists.
posted by Kevin Whiteman at
2:19 PM
4 Comments:
Well the problem is that they'll shoot Red Cross workers on site thinking they might be spies.
I understand your concern, but consider this -- what makes anyone believe that the Communists would show any Red Cross personnel any respect to begin with?
Ummm-aren't most maryknoll sisters communists?
Mr. Caveman, I don't know of any other way of getting in touch with you, so please accept this off topic comment. Can you do anything to get the Latin Mass going again at St. Therese? There is an undeniable "stable group of the faithful" at that parish interested in the Latin Mass, and it is therefore the duty of the new priest to celebrate the mass in the Extraordinary form. Please let me know what you think and if I can be of any assistance in this matter. Please email me at cjm0477@uncw.edu.
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