Airborne and Geneva Convention

• Arena

  1 Apr 03, 13:13

  Does anybody have thorough knowledge about the Geneva convention? Heard from my fren that under the Geneva Convention, you can't attack or shoot at descenting paratroopers. But, do you think anybody will give a damn to it in a war? especially Saddam??
• SingaporeTyrannosaur

  1 Apr 03, 13:59

  Certainly not Saddam...
• AzRaeL

  1 Apr 03, 14:04

  Originally posted by Arena:

  Does anybody have thorough knowledge about the Geneva convention? Heard from my fren that under the Geneva Convention, you can't attack or shoot at descenting paratroopers. But, do you think anybody will give a damn to it in a war? especially Saddam??

  you're not supposed to shoot a pilot who's ejected and parachuting to safetly.
  
  these paratroopers are an invasion force.
  if you don't shoot them while in the air,
  they're gonna shoot you when they're on the ground.
• the Bear

  1 Apr 03, 14:18

  Like Saddam gives a flying....
  
  I think they have already executed some of the PoWs. That, in itself, is against all codes of war or conflict.
  
  

  Originally posted by Arena:

  Does anybody have thorough knowledge about the Geneva convention? Heard from my fren that under the Geneva Convention, you can't attack or shoot at descenting paratroopers. But, do you think anybody will give a damn to it in a war? especially Saddam??

• AzRaeL

  1 Apr 03, 15:03

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  Like Saddam gives a flying....
  
  I think they have already executed some of the PoWs. That, in itself, is against all codes of war or conflict.
  
  

  actually, he didn't.
  they were killed in an Ambush and blair lied about it.
• skeujin

  1 Apr 03, 15:08

  http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/y3gctpw.htm
  
  articles on the geneva convention of 1949.
• AzRaeL

  2 Apr 03, 15:21

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/y3gctpw.htm
  
  articles on the geneva convention of 1949.

  where's the part on Airborne troopers?