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A Fnersh Rambling (fnersh.blogspot.com):
… is not the best way to go about it either... It must be summer as the media have posted their annual "And you thought YOUR local swimming pool was crowded, look at those wacky Asians" story. If you're rescued from being a hostage by someoneposing as a Red Cross member, which is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, are you obligated to return? The Thailand vs. Cambodia standoff continues. An interesting piece on what a barrel of oil will get you. If you're the United States, you're only …

The Interpreter - Blog of the Lowy Institute for International Policy (www.lowyinterpreter.org):
… as a 'masterpiece of theatrical fraud' when the Colombian military did the seemingly impossible by removing hostages, including poster-child Ingrid Betancourt, from the jungles of the Guavieare Province in Columbia. But it hascome to lightthat one Colombian soldier wore the emblem of the Red Cross on his uniform to deceive the rebels. Under the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention, the unauthorised use of the symbol of the Red Cross against an adversary, called …

Every Kinda People (everykindapeople.blogspot.com):
… Columbias president har bekräftat attRödakors-symbolenbars av en av medlemmarna i den militära räddningsstyrka som fritog Ingrid Betancourt och de övriga 14 i gisslan den andra juli. Nu säger Röda Korset att det strider mot Genevekonventionen att luras genom att använda deras symbol. …

The Bloviater (www.thebloviater.com):
… Second, why just talk the talk, Jesse?  Follow your heart, man. * * * Columbia staged a brilliantly planned rescue of hostages held by FARC ... yay! Now it comes out that one of the numb-nuts on the teamwore an International Red Cross vestduring the operation, in violation of the Geneva Convention and endangering Red Cross workers everywhere ... boo! Great work on the rescue, guys, but one "oh, shit" wipes out a lot of "atta boys". …

ScienceBlogs.de - Wissenschaft, Kultur, Politik (www.scienceblogs.de):
… . Trotz den anfänglichen Dementi, hat Kolumbiens Präsident Uribe jetzt zugegeben, dass mindestens einer der an der Geiselbefreiungsaktion beteiligten Soldaten das Rote Kreuz trug (die gleiche Meldung auchbei der BBC). Weiterlesen » …

The Voice of Today's Apathetic Youth (todaysapatheticyouth.blogspot.com):
… "Er, you know, I sometimes get a little nervous meeting foreign dignitaries so I bring my Red Cross flag to feel safe" Apparently a Colombian soldierposed as Red Cross personnelduring the $20 million ransomed-rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and several other hostages two weeks ago. Shit like that gets humanitarian workers killed. It's also a violation of international law. I heard Alvaro Uribe's pathetic explanation on …

Stephen DeVoy (stephendevoy.blogspot.com):
… rescue of Betancourt and other hostages, Colombian intelligence officers hid behind the symbol of the International Red Cross, and in effect, used all future Red Cross aide workers as human shields by poisoning the neutral status of the symbol. RE:Betancourt rescuer wore Red Cross …

Dead Spot on the Web (deadspotontheweb.blogspot.com):
… in Columbia just in time for a hostage rescue that they helped pull off. This sounds not so much like a coincidence, no? And now it comes out that the rescuers violated the Geneva Convention and have put Red Cross workers around the world at risk bydressing up as Red Cross workers. Their story now is that it was just one guy, and he was "contradicting official orders", but that story doesn't even pass the giggle test. First, here's the thing about uniforms: they're uniform It's right there in the name. If there's one guy …

BuzzFlash.net - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash (buzzflash.net):
… military personnel as Red Cross workers is against the Geneva Conventions because it could put humanitarian workers at risk when carrying out missions in war zones. It also undermines the neutrality of the Red Cross. »original news …

Biodun Iginla's Weblog (bioduniginla.wordpress.com):
… E-MAILED READ WATCHED/LISTENED Beirut welcomes freed prisonersBetancourt rescuer wore Red CrossSA prostitution plans condemned Migrant criminal network exposed US inflation rate at 17-year high Most popular now, in detail …

Accidental Deliberations (accidentaldeliberations.blogspot.com):
… The BBC'sreportabout Colombia's misuse of the Red Cross symbol may be the most subtly surprising story of the day, if only because of the Colombian government's reaction. In particular, has Alvaro Uribe officially disqualified himself from the Bush/Harper circle of …

DC via MI (dcviami.blogspot.com):
… to HIV. However, it's neat to see that important, topical research continues, hopefully to some useful end. International Development: while I'm all in favor of rescuing hostages, it's very bad policy to have anyone not affiliated with aid wear theRed Cross; legions of people have worked for decades to establish credibility in some countries and that work is for naught- forgotten immediately- when cowboys from who know what agency start running around pretending to be the good guys. …

Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond (redcrosspdx.blogspot.com):
… Our aid workers check on their welfare and often exchange correspondence between them and their loved ones. In light of recent events, it might be even harder to gain access to these prisoners. For the BBC's coverage of this story go to this link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7510423.stmFor more information about the rescue operation, go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Íngrid_Betancourt#Rescue …

Global Administrative Law (globaladminlaw.blogspot.com):
… administrative bodies, both in terms of its legal structure and status, and through its extensive and important field operations. The sanctity of its symbols is also an unusual - if entirely understandable - feature. Whether or not we think that theofficial explanationfrom the Columbian Government - that "one member of the team had worn the emblem 'contradicting official orders' because he was nervous about the operation", but whose name would not be disclosed "because we do not want to affect his career" - rings entirely true, there can …

Life of Dave (www.davidbarber.org):
… pretending to be red cross personnel …

incongruencias mil (incongruenciasmil.blogspot.com):
… de religión en la constitución soviética de 1936, todos los derechos garantizados por la Declaración de la ONU y firmados por practicamente la totalidad de Estados del globo, los Protocolos de Ginebra (por poner un ejemplo fresco de su violación,el uso por parte de Colombia de los símbolos de Cruz Roja, convirtiéndoles en blancos legítimos en el conflicto civil) o la misma normativa comunitaria que actualmente parece empeñarse (con mayor o menor eficacia) en impedir que Berlusconi ilegalice a europeos en Europa. Lo escrito, aunque habitualmente se …