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2006-08-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by mojo 2006-08-21 13:08|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That's a hanging offense by the rules of war.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-21 13:57|| 2006-08-21 13:57|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm surprised we haven't seen more of this in Iraq. There are plenty of available Fritz helmets used by the Iraqi forces and uniforms can be copied. Maybe there are so few American weapons captured to make this very rare, though M-16s should be easy to smuggle in from Lebanon.

Posted by ed 2006-08-21 14:36|| 2006-08-21 14:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Why should not Iran be charged by the international community with this offense?

Posted by Capsu 78 2006-08-21 15:38|| 2006-08-21 15:38|| Front Page Top

#4 At a minimum an on the spot conversion via bayonet circumcision.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-21 15:46|| 2006-08-21 15:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmm. Is this how they were able to capture the Israeli soldiers?

Posted by ex-lib 2006-08-21 15:59|| 2006-08-21 15:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The story also serves as another example of the Iranian proxy's predilection for fighting outside the laws of war.

This is good. They have never followed the "rules" of war, while the west has studiously. The more of this that comes to light, the less will be the pressure on the west to continue to observe the rules. And that is when this war will begin to be won, not because the rules will be broken, because they generally won't, but because it will mean the west finally realizes it is in a war and victory is more important than rules.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-21 16:18|| 2006-08-21 16:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Word, NS.

Posted by flyover 2006-08-21 16:19|| 2006-08-21 16:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Ed,
Unfortunately, they use friendly uniforms alot in Iraq. That's how they they got the Blackwater guys in Falluja. Also, Zarqawi routinely drove around dressed as a high ranking Iraqi officer.

Al

Posted by frozen al">frozen al 2006-08-21 17:09|| 2006-08-21 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 I should have been more clear. I realize a lot of the sectarians murders are done by those wearing (fake, sometimes not) police uniforms. I'm surprised we haven't seen Saddamites and terrorists don fake US uniforms and weapons in order to ambush American patrols. This could work at early morning or dusk when lighting makes identification difficult.

Posted by ed 2006-08-21 17:42|| 2006-08-21 17:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Simple solution, stitch RFID tags into each uniform that matches whichever soldier's dogtag (also RFID active) that the outfit is issued to. Anyone wearing a uniform that does not successfully interrogate with a paired RFID dogtag code is immediately apprehended or (if positive biometric mismatch is confirmed), shot on sight.

I have to agree with, NS. These constantly escalating violation of the rules of engagement will eventually result in the West abandoning all pretenses of battlefield etiquette. This will be a good thing because only by giving up on (as .com has said), "all this Order of the Garter" sh!t will we ever have a chance of vanquishing our terrorist foes. They prove this to us in each and every engagement. It is time for us to respond accordingly.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-21 19:14|| 2006-08-21 19:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Why should not Iran be charged by the international community with this offense?

I know, let's have them pass another useless resolution

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-21 21:54|| 2006-08-21 21:54|| Front Page Top

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