Rogue terror state violates Geneva Convention
F. Marc de Piolenc
piolenc at mozcom.com
Mon Jan 14 19:53:26 PST 2002
Petro wrote:
>
> On Monday, January 14, 2002, at 04:27 AM, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote:
> >> What's good for the goose should be good for the gander, ya?
> >
> > Nonsense. No reasonable definition of criminal conduct would put the US
> > government and al-Quaeda in the same category.
>
> How about Criminal Conduct meaning "Actions violate the laws".
>
> The USG *HAS* done that from time to time you know. Maybe not as
> baldly as al-Quaeda, but it has done so.
Okay, let's try a concrete example:
A commits the offense of blocking another's driveway with his
automobile.
B commits murder.
Is A in the same category as B? If yes, then I have to concede the
argument, because as you say the US government is not Simon-pure. I do,
however, make a distinction.
Marc de Piolenc
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