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Old 04-06-2004, 09:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Niccolo Machiavelli on mercenary soldiers:
He thinks they're a bad idea. And he speaks from experience...

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Old 04-06-2004, 10:38 AM   #2 (permalink)
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So who are the mercenaries of today that you are talking about that this applies to?
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Chilean mercenaries in Iraq

I tossed this into the forum a couple weeks ago and it generated little interest. Here it is again.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't Mercs NOT covered under the Geneva convention and thus war criminals...?
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Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't Mercs NOT covered under the Geneva convention and thus war criminals...?
They're not covered, but they're not war criminals until they commit war crimes.
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