> New horror stories of war crimes at Iraqi hospitals
3 January 2005, 17:35
Lets take a closer look at the Fourth Geneva Convention:
Article 2
No persons residing, in whatever capacity, in a hospital and safety zone shall perform any work, either within or without the zone, directly connected with military operations or the production of war material.
(working on combatants and lying to Al Jazeera does count as military operations or the production of war material.)
Article 3
The Power establishing a hospital and safety zone shall take all necessary measures to prohibit access to all persons who have no right of residence or entry therein.
(that means the US has the right to keep terrorists and their supporters out of hospitals)
Article 4
Hospital and safety zones shall fulfil the following conditions:
(a) They shall comprise only a small part of the territory governed by the Power which has established them.
(b) They shall be thinly populated in relation to the possibilities of accommodation.
(c) They shall be far removed and free from all military objectives, or large industrial or administrative establishments.
(d) They shall not be situated in areas which, according to every probability, may become important for the conduct of the war.
Article 5
Hospital and safety zones shall be subject to the following obligations:
(a) The lines of communication and means of transport which they possess shall not be used for the transport of military personnel or material, even in transit.
(ambulances ferrying fighters and ammunition should rightly expect to be attacked. ambulances originating from hospitals who have recently been ferrying fighters and ammunition should expect to be attacked.)
Lets take a closer look at the Fourth Geneva Convention:
Article 2
No persons residing, in whatever capacity, in a hospital and safety zone shall perform any work, either within or without the zone, directly connected with military operations or the production of war material.
(working on combatants and lying to Al Jazeera does count as military operations or the production of war material.)
Article 3
The Power establishing a hospital and safety zone shall take all necessary measures to prohibit access to all persons who have no right of residence or entry therein.
(that means the US has the right to keep terrorists and their supporters out of hospitals)
Article 4
Hospital and safety zones shall fulfil the following conditions:
(a) They shall comprise only a small part of the territory governed by the Power which has established them.
(b) They shall be thinly populated in relation to the possibilities of accommodation.
(c) They shall be far removed and free from all military objectives, or large industrial or administrative establishments.
(d) They shall not be situated in areas which, according to every probability, may become important for the conduct of the war.
Article 5
Hospital and safety zones shall be subject to the following obligations:
(a) The lines of communication and means of transport which they possess shall not be used for the transport of military personnel or material, even in transit.
(ambulances ferrying fighters and ammunition should rightly expect to be attacked. ambulances originating from hospitals who have recently been ferrying fighters and ammunition should expect to be attacked.)