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volprof said:
The Geneva Convention doesn't apply to grassroots protesters.
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Yes and no. Being that the rebels aren't a formal military, it doesn't necessarily apply to them. But it certainly isn't helping their case at all.

But even if they were an officially recognized force, the capturing nation has a duty to protect the POWs from further harm. And parading them through the streets as such and letting the residents toss garbage at them is not, by definition, protecting them.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Yes and no. Being that the rebels aren't a formal military, it doesn't necessarily apply to them. But it certainly isn't helping their case at all.

But even if they were an officially recognized force, the capturing nation has a duty to protect the POWs from further harm. And parading them through the streets as such and letting the residents toss garbage at them is not, by definition, protecting them.
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The grassroots protesters have managed to form a country, in their opinion, armed with tanks, Grads, Buks, and plenty of Russian soldiers (who are apparently helping turn the tide at the moment, from what I understand). Perhaps the Geneva should apply to them, since they want to wear big boy britches.

But, alas, they are mere common Ukrainian citizens. And Russian politicians are too worried about bringing US officials up for a tribunal regarding Ferguson.

Typical Rasputin divide and deflect approach.
 
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volprof said:
The grassroots protesters have managed to form a country, in their opinion, armed with tanks, Grads, Buks, and plenty of Russian soldiers (who are apparently helping turn the tide at the moment, from what I understand). Perhaps the Geneva should apply to them, since they want to wear big boy britches.

But, alas, they are mere common Ukrainian citizens. And Russian politicians are too worried about bringing US officials up for a tribunal regarding Ferguson.

Typical Rasputin divide and deflect approach.
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I like the fact that Ras has still not attempted to address the fact that Russia has invaded ukraine. Its probably just another CIA lead coup though.....
 
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LouderVol said:
I like the fact that Ras has still not attempted to address the fact that Russia has invaded ukraine. Its probably just another CIA lead coup though.....
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What do you mean "invade"? They have had a military presence because of their Black Sea fleet for decades.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
What do you mean "invade"? They have had a military presence because of their Black Sea fleet for decades.
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We've had a military presence in Cuba for over a hundred years. Can we just occupy more of the island because some of the residents call for it?
 
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Looks like the pro-autonomy, anti-fascist, pro-self determination, pro-democracy grassroots protesters will manage to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Just when you thought they were down and out for the count, they manage to find a few thousand more grassroots protesters like themselves all of a sudden to help out.

Can't imagine where they found them.
 
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Genghis is who started the whole idea that "this land is our land" (basically, that the whole world belongs to Russia) in the first place. The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history, and Russia has always aspired to the same. The Russian Empire at its height (roughly 1860s) actually came pretty darn close.

And even though Russia currently takes up around an eight of the world's land mass, there are apparently some Genghises inside Russia who think it is still too small.

Fortunately for them, looks like it will be getting even bigger eventually, one ****ty Eurasian backwater at a time.
 
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Burhead said:
At this point I just shake my head at his posts. No one can have their head stuck so far into the sand as Ras does.
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I actually agree with some of the things he says about the dollar, the US govt.'s foreign policy, and the economy.

Pretty much everything else, however, is conspiracy theorist nonsense, which actually does more harm than good.
 
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President Poroshenko just dissolved the parliament. Early elections scheduled for around October 25th.
 
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Burhead said:
President Poroshenko just dissolved the parliament. Early elections scheduled for around October 25th.
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That's too bad. Russia won't have fascists in parliament to blame anymore. I wonder who they'll pin the "fascist" label on next.

I've heard some pensioners in Kharkiv have been plotting a Bingo convention, and, as I understand, shady politics go on at Bingo conventions.
 
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volprof said:
That's too bad. Russia won't have fascists in parliament to blame anymore. I wonder who they'll pin the "fascist" label on next.

I've heard some pensioners in Kharkiv have been plotting a Bingo convention, and, as I understand, shady politics go on at Bingo conventions.
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They should just blame it on former politicians, that's how we do it here.
 
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volprof said:
Genghis is who started the whole idea that "this land is our land" (basically, that the whole world belongs to Russia) in the first place. The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history, and Russia has always aspired to the same. The Russian Empire at its height (roughly 1860s) actually came pretty darn close.

And even though Russia currently takes up around an eight of the world's land mass, there are apparently some Genghises inside Russia who think it is still too small.

Fortunately for them, looks like it will be getting even bigger eventually, one ****ty Eurasian backwater at a time.
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Just saying it would be fun to watch the Mongol hordes invading Russia. I've been drinking though, so never mind me.

PS it's easier figuring out international politics than women.
 
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