Sorry, was reading the UN charter. My apologies.
While I fully acknowledge that I was reading the wrong document and apologize for my mistake, if I had been correct I don’t see how stopping at what I assumed was a total misapplication of the law was me “not being interested in the answer”. How does that logically follow? I understand I made a mistake and appreciate you pointing it out, but I disagree with your logic.I made the mistake because article 17 of the UN charter actually applies to the situation as well.
If we were arguing over the cause of prohibition and I pointed to the 18th amendment and you misread that amendment as the 18th amendment of the Georgia constitution…I wouldn’t assume you were completely lacking in interest in my statement. You seem eager to see me as some conservative with an agenda.
Though back to article 18 of the geneva convention: I still think you misapply it.
Article 18 of the Geneva convention(my apologies for article 18 of the UN charter):
All effects and articles of personal use, except arms, horses, military equipment and military documents shall remain in the possession of prisoners of war, likewise their metal helmets and gas masks and like articles issued for personal protection. Effects and articles used for their clothing or feeding shall likewise remain in their possession, even if such effects and articles belong to their regulation military equipment.
At no time should prisoners of war be without identity documents. The Detaining Power shall supply such documents to prisoners of war who possess none.
Badges of rank and nationality, decorations and articles having above all a personal or sentimental value may not be taken from prisoners of war.
Sums of money carried by prisoners of war may not be taken away from them except by order of an officer, and after the amount and particulars of the owner have been recorded in a special register and an itemized receipt has been given, legibly inscribed with the name, rank and unit of the person issuing the said receipt. Sums in the currency of the Detaining Power, or which are changed into such currency at the prisoner’s request, shall be placed to the credit of the prisoner’s account as provided in Article 64.
The Detaining Power may withdraw articles of value from prisoners of war only for reasons of security; when such articles are withdrawn, the procedure laid down for sums of money impounded shall apply.
Such objects, likewise the sums taken away in any currency other than that of the Detaining Power and the conversion of which has not been asked for by the owners, shall be kept in the custody of the Detaining Power and shall be returned in their initial shape to prisoners of war at the end of their captivity.
So, you think Donald Rumsfeld personally oversaw the removal of mementos of a personal nature from POWs for no reason? What am I missing?
