The Ottawa treaty was signed to ban the use and stockpiling of anti-personnel (AP)mines. Most of the world considers APs illegal, yet noone denounces Iraqi "insurgents" for using them.
Technically, IEDs are AP mines. More than 10,000 est. Iraqi civilians have been decimated by these landmines.
2007-04-12 10:16:01 · 4 answers · asked by Drgeeforce 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Unfortunately, guerrillas don't tend tend to pay much attention to international law.
2007-04-12 10:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by Oprah's Minge 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guerrillas Usually Don't Pay Attention To Many Laws At All!!! They Usually Ignore Everything.
2007-04-12 10:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A perfect example of why laws don't work.
The treaty bans them, the enemy still uses them.
The only way to fix that...drop a bomb on them every time someone is killed by a APM.
2007-04-12 10:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Excuse me sir, please stop shooting at me, I need to arrest you and send you to the Hague for violation of the Ottawa treaty.
Oh, you're not a nation you say? Oh, carry on with shooting at me then.
2007-04-12 10:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋