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=> Fred Aprim, I think you owe me an apology

Fred Aprim, I think you owe me an apology
Posted by Tiglath (Guest) davidchibo@hotmail.com - Saturday, April 10 2004, 12:47:43 (EDT)
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OK here goes..........

Fred, a couple of months ago when I posted an estimate of the number of Chritian-Assyrians, not estimating the Muslim-Assyrians, killed as a direct result of this war you claimed that my numbers were spurious and invented.

Today the Washington Times article corroberates my claims and estimates that up to 200 Christian-Assyrians may have been killed by Muslim-Assyrians. If this along with the number killed by the US were added up there would be over 500 Christian-Assyrians killed as a direct result of this war. And in terms of responsibility please note the following facts.

According to the 1907 Hague Convention an occupying power has a duty to ensure public order and safety in the territory under its authority. Under customary international law, this duty begins once a stable regime of occupation has been established. But under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the duty attaches as soon as the occupying force exercises control or authority over civilians of that territory -- that is, at the soonest possible moment (a principle reflected in U.S. Army Field Manual 27-10).
-Courtesy Human Rights Watch.

In other words the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq that has been led by the US makes the invader/occupier legally and morally responsible for the deaths by US and non US forces alike. As the resultant Christian-Assyrian deaths through car-jackings, rocketing of police stations, murder etc. would never have occurred had not the US illegally invaded Iraq in the first place.

Therefore www.iraqbodycount.org and the number of 500 I estimated adheres to the strict letter of international laws - something the US feels have become redundant.



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