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International Peace Activists In Iraq As Human Shields To Be War Criiminals
American, British, German, French and other peace activists from around the world, are in Bahgdad as human shields to protect the Iraqi people from a massive barrage of Weapons of Mass Destruction from the U.S. Rumsfield has branded them as "war criminals" for a humanitarian act - putting themselves in harms way for fellow human beings who cannot protect themselves.
20 February 2003 1539 hrs (SST) 0739 hrs (GMT)
US will treat those who offer themselves as human shields as war criminals
The United States has said that those who offer themselves as human shields during a possible war in Iraq will be tried for war crimes.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said using human shields violates international law and Geneva Conventions.
The warning followed reports that some people are on their way to Baghdad to offer themselves as human shields in efforts to stop military action against Iraq.
Mr Rumsfeld noted Saddam Hussein's history of using civilians as involuntary shields against attacks and added a warning to those under the Iraqi leader's command who would do the same in a new war.
"These are not tactics of war. They are crimes of war. Deploying human shields is not a military strategy. It's murder, a violation of laws of armed conflict, and a crime against humanity, and it will be treated as such. Those who follow his orders to use human shields will pay a severe price for their actions," Mr Rumsfeld said.
US will treat those who offer themselves as human shields as war criminals
The United States has said that those who offer themselves as human shields during a possible war in Iraq will be tried for war crimes.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said using human shields violates international law and Geneva Conventions.
The warning followed reports that some people are on their way to Baghdad to offer themselves as human shields in efforts to stop military action against Iraq.
Mr Rumsfeld noted Saddam Hussein's history of using civilians as involuntary shields against attacks and added a warning to those under the Iraqi leader's command who would do the same in a new war.
"These are not tactics of war. They are crimes of war. Deploying human shields is not a military strategy. It's murder, a violation of laws of armed conflict, and a crime against humanity, and it will be treated as such. Those who follow his orders to use human shields will pay a severe price for their actions," Mr Rumsfeld said.
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Human shields is a war crime unless Israel does it
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This would be great
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