Under the Third Geneva Convention, prisoners of war (POW) must be:
- Treated humanely with respect for their persons and their honour
- Able to inform their next of kin and the International Committee of the Red Cross of their capture Allowed to communicate regularly with relatives and receive packages
- Given adequate food, clothing, housing, and medical attention
- Paid for work done and not forced to do work that is dangerous, unhealthy, or degrading
- Released quickly after conflicts end
- Not compelled to give any information except for name, age, rank, and service number
Just a thought. I’d rather be a POW than a homeless disabled person in the USA. I’d have more rights, respect, better support, and better care.
The US broke most of these when they invaded Afghanistan and Iraq.
Unsurrender is a terrifying phrase.
It’s a phrase that could only have been invented in the USA. So yeah… pretty damn terrifying.
Yeah it’s a very haunting and impactful scene in general too, I think the show did a good job of depicting it.
What show is that from?
Generation Kill. Definitely worth a watch in my view.
Wait until you hear about Americas crimes in Vietnam and the rest of South East Asia!
S.E.A: “Can I get a little of those freedoms you claim to uphold?”
USA: “Absolutely fucking not”
They used the term ‘nongovernmental combatant’ (aka terrorist), because a war can only be between states these combatants were not legally POW and thus had no right whatsoever.
“Oh sorry we thought is was called the Geneva Checklist”
And most of the were written because of the Canadian Marines, what’s your point?