is that what the americans called democracy..?
This is the real face of USA Army!!!!
Sadly, similar atrocities have been carried out by soldiers serving in every army there has ever been, including all the Arab and muslim ones. All you can do is take the appropriate action, which the Americans have done - he is only escaping execution as he agreed to plead guilty and testify against the others involved.
no, i can guarentee that no muslim army has ever commited such a disgusting and disgraceful act. maybe pakistani, arab etc armies, but rules of jihad quite clearly say that that is haraam.
Question: At the present time, is it Halal to have a sexual intercourse with your Loundi (a female prisoner of war) without getting married to her?.
Answer: A wife becomes permissible after shar’i marriage and a concubine becomes permissible to the man who owns her. She may originally be a prisoner of war, and a Muslim may obtain a concubine from the ruler or commander if he took part in fighting in jihad, or if he buys her from her owner. She becomes permissible for him by virtue of his ownership after it is established that she is not pregnant by waiting for one menstrual cycle, or until she has given birth if she is pregnant.
"no, i can guarentee that no muslim army has ever commited such a disgusting and disgraceful act."
What a ridiculous statement.
As set out in the Statute, crimes against humanity include crimes such as the extermination of civilians, enslavement, torture, rape, forced pregnancy, persecution on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious or gender grounds, and enforced disappearances - but only when they are part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population.
The "widespread or systematic" qualification for crimes against humanity is very important, as it provides a higher threshold, requiring a particular magnitude and/or scope before a crime qualifies for the Court's jurisdiction. This differentiates random acts of violence - such as rape, murder, or even torture - that could be carried out, perhaps even by soldiers in uniform, but which may not actually qualify as crimes against humanity.
War crimes include grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other serious violations of the laws and customs that can be applied in international armed conflict, and in armed conflict "not of an international character", as listed in the Statute, when they are committed as part of a plan or policy or on a large scale
Islamic Law
See also Islam Is Not the Enemy on War on Terrorism page, with declarations of Islamic leaders and conferences
Islamic Rulings on Warfare (local copy), by Aboul-Enein and Zuhur SSI, Oct 2004
Jihad's Captives: Prisoners of War in Islam (local copy), by Thomas, posted by USAFA Department of Law - examines some of the Islamic laws of war
World Wide Web Virtual Library
Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
Islamic and Middle Eastern Law - country by country
Islamic Law links on the web
Usul al-Fiqh al Islami, book on Islamic Jurisprudence
Islamic Legal Theory and Interpretation, including several downloadable books
The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam, by Knapp, in Parameters, Spring 2003
"I hated Iraqis, your honour," Barker told military judge Lt. Col Richard Anderson. "They can smile at you, then shoot you in your face without thinking about it." - taken from AP
Source: The Star, 17.11.2006, page W48
My view: What a noble excuse to rape a 14 year-old girl...
Sounds like My Lai...It certainly is no excuse for raping a young girl. But this statement by Barker does show an important view into the thinking of the average soldier. Whether the view is popular or not, it can be somewhat understood, even by those that hate the soldiers. And very well may be a goal of those that fight against them. That goal is to get into the heads of the soldiers, and create paranoia. This affects their morale.
They see all these smiling faces, and any one of them could be about to kill them. This would make anyone paranoid. And yes, because of this, over time, you would hate them too.
Sounds like My Lai...
During the war in Vietnam, US troops massacred civilians in the hamlet of My Lai. Your post reminded me of the event as the state of paranoia was present then as it is now.I don't understand. What is "My Lai"?
During the war in Vietnam, US troops massacred civilians in the hamlet of My Lai. Your post reminded me of the event as the state of paranoia was present then as it is now.