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the Geneva Convention as well as the Hague. He also has trained reservists and NG on the Geneva/Hague.
At this point in time, the army is cross training NG artillery/infantry as MP's. They are getting a quick 4 week course in the "how to's" of military policing.
This 4 week course does include a refresher of the Geneva/Hague-originally covered in (everyone's) Basic Training.
NO Reservists left Basic without instructions on the Geneva Convention. Reservists MP's got further instructions at AIT. NG MP's get the same training.
This time last year, this post was swollen with NG and Reservists going through their required pre-deployment training. We are currently swelling again with a new wave of reservists and NG.
The excuse they didn't get training in how to handle EPW's doesn't wash...
MP's get training in how to handle EPW's. While true the MOS for MP and Correction Officer is different...it's MP's (31 Bravo/MOS/Military Police) that work (process) detainment camps during war..and not 31 Charlie (MOS-correction officer)-who work CONUS/Oversea military prisons-such as Leavenworth/Mannheim...and even AG and Camp Bucca IF they are POW camps instead of detainee camps.
I'm curious as to whether or not 31 Charlies are in Bucca or AG. They should be if those imprisoned are listed as EPW's. I'll ask my husband once he wakes up. He's on leave having just returned from Iraq and is catching up on sleep.
Once again, we are back to "are they pow's or enemy combatants?"...By calling them one, instead of the other, different rules apply. None of those rules change the humane treatment of ALL captives under Geneva, however. But thanks to Bush and his "let's call'em enemy combatants"...and deny them certain basic rights...we may end up with a grey area, legally, that allows those committing war crimes to skirt the law. By placing Iraqi's imprisoned in such an iffy category, they give themselves some wiggle room-meaning,... they can deny certain basic rights (to "detainees") that must be given to those labeled POW's (EPW's)
again, the humane treatment of all captives is protected under Geneva-so either way, those soldiers violated Geneva.
And this bullshit that private contractors can't be charged under the (US)federal code for their actions at AG is just that, bullshit. They can be charged.
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