If the new AG thinks the Geneva Convention is"Quaint"...

[Hubert Flottz]

what does he think about the Constitution and OUR Civil Rights?

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of
International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva
from 21 April to 12 August, 1949
entry into force 21 October 1950
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances.

Article 2

In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.

The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party, even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance. More...

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm

Do you think the new AG upheld the law?

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1. Hell no

the Geneva Convention is toast. Don't expect any captured Americans to be spared torture of the most heinous variety, thanks to our lead.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. I know!

The beheadings started coming much more often after the Iraqi POW torture story came out! That is what Bush calls supporting the troops? Morality? And to appoint the man that gave the go ahead to that, will really piss the world off! These people are up to no good! they want to abolish liberty and freedom! Even in this country I'm afraid! Democracy is "Quaint" to the PNAC!

[teach1st]

3. Cutting off water....

http://www.genevaconventions.org/

Art. 54. Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population

2. It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as food-stuffs, agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs, crops, livestock, drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works, for the specific purpose of denying them for their sustenance value to the civilian population or to the adverse Party, whatever the motive, whether in order to starve out civilians, to cause them to move away, or for any other motive.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3993621.stm

Electricity is cut off because of damage to the main power station from the bombardment. The water supply has been cut off too. The roads are now heavily cratered.

http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=7098

Water supplies to Tall Afar, Samarra and Fallujah have been cut off
during US attacks in the past two months, affecting up to 750,000
civilians. This appears to form part of a deliberate US policy of
denying water to the residents of cities under attack. If so, it has
been adopted without a public debate, and without consulting Coalition partners. It is a serious breach of international humanitarian law, and is deepening Iraqi opposition to the United States, other Coalition members, and the Iraqi interim government.

[burrowowl]

4. Fallout from U$

ignoring GC: usually troops stationed at U$ bases overseas were handed over to U$ military authorities when they commited a crime, misdemeanor, felony, etc. off-base. Now they are being tried in those countries and the book thrown at them. Of course, they get to learn the language of the country that way.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Someday someone will write the Rise and Fall of the fourth reich!

And I know whose picture will be on the front cover!

Out of all the things that bush has said so far would end the effusion of blood in Iraq, how many have worked so far? The fake election is not going to change anything either! Bush is fooling nobody but the fools!

[Conmander in Cheat]

6. I think he's less bad than Ashcroft...

Ashcroft's position on civil, constitutional, and detainee rights are all at least as extreme and Gonzales supports the right of young women to choose without needing to notify their parents along with class-based affirmative action.

I still would urge Congress to soundly condemn him and vote nay on his appointment.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. Welcome to DU CiC!

I'm gonna' email my congress critters Monday!

[Hubert Flottz]

8. Morals?

1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.

To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:

(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;

(b) Taking of hostages;

(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment;

(d) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.

Basic Human Rights, Quaint?

[Deathadder]

9. Raise the numbers to show a Not So Fast Alberto Gonzaels Movement.

You can now sign the petition without giving out your email address. Please read below!!! Please help!!!

Please forward this to contacts far and wide...and as fast as possible!

Please help us petition the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for U.S. Attorney General.
He will most likely be confirmed, but let's give him a harder time than our "representatives" will!
If you thought Ashcroft was bad, fasten your seatbelts...

Just click, read, and sign!
http://www.petitiononline.com/xxx2004/petition.html

[Hubert Flottz]

10. Done!

We need to get some more names on that ASAP!

[Deathadder]

11. Promote the link

We were able to get over two hundred signatures in about 36 hours, but we got over ten thousand for the recount petition, and this is just as important as a recount petition. One reason is if you feel they listen to you about a recount, they'll really listen to you about Gonzales, and the election is behind us, but Gonzales is just heading our way. We need people to email the link, post the link, and get groups and organizations knowing about the link. This is a must do, we have to work together, we have to make this happen, some how and some why, so Please take the link and do some damage with it.

http://www.petitiononline.com/xxx2004/petition.html

[Javaman]

12. Geneva Convention, UN, and any concept of diplomacy

Will become null and void. Especially if moron rice is AG. She was useless in security, why do you think she would be effective as AG? Once a stooge always a stooge.