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Originally posted by RACooper
Wow I had no idea that serving under a UN mandate (not NATO like you seem to think) was a violation of Canadian domestic laws Please point out how I violated Canadian laws... because otherwise you sound like a moron.
By the way, all situations are different, but some share similarities.... the treatment of wounded enemy combatants did come up - they were shooting at us; they were "liquidating" the civilian/non-combatant population and territory; we suffered wounded and were "keyed" up - yet we respected the whole "rules of war" thingy.
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I'll be glad to Mr. Ignorant who doesn't read. By the way I didn't say you were serving under any mandate so learn to R-E-A-D.
Aside from the many reports written by HRW and other human rights organizations, this is from a Canadian law professor:
http://www.fantompowa.net/Flame/mandel_canada.htm
"The war's illegality is not disputed by any legal scholar of repute, even those who had some sympathy for the war- for instance, Mr. Mendes in his presentation to this Committee. Of course, Mr. Mendes calls this a "fatal flaw" in the UN Charter. "
The Canada Defence Act, in so far as relevant reads as follows:
31. (1) the Governor in Council may place the Canadian forces or any component, unit or other element thereof on active service anywhere in or beyond Canada at any time when it appears advisable to do so
(a) by reason of an emergency, for the defence of Canada; or
(b) in consequence of any action undertaken by Canada under the United Nations Charter, the North Atlantic treaty or any other similar instrument for collective defence that may be entered into by Canada.
"It should be also noted that the preliminary decision of the World Court last year in Yugoslavia's case against 10 NATO countries, including Canada, does not in the slightest contradict this. As Mr. Matas has pointed out to you in his statement, this decision was taken on purely jurisdictional grounds, first the United States' shameful refusal to recognize the World Court's jurisdiction in general, and second Canada's objection to jurisdiction in this specific case. But it is worth quoting some paragraphs from the decision of the Court:
15. Whereas the Court is deeply concerned with the human tragedy, the loss of life, and the enormous suffering in Kosovo which form the background of the present dispute, and with the continuing loss of life and human suffering in all parts of Yugoslavia;
16. Whereas the Court is profoundly concerned with the use of force in Yugoslavia; whereas under the present circumstances such use raises very serious issues of international law;
17. Whereas the Court is mindful of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and of its own responsibilities in the maintenance of peace an security under the Charter and the Statue of the court;
18. Whereas the Court deems it necessary to emphasize that all parties appearing before it must act in conformity with their obligations under the United Nations Charter and other rules of international law, including humanitarian law. "
You sir commited a war crime by participating.
On top of that there is the fact that you evidently shot out of anger just like you admited on here. I don't know why you weren't jailed up for that with the abuser of the Somalian, but hey I'm not a Canadian nor do I want to judge you or your country on how they should deal with you.
-Rudey
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