ICRC Absurdity

Posted on August 7, 2008
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The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using its humanitarian emblem during the covert military mission that freed Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.

[From Red Cross: Colombia broke Geneva Conventions by using aid emblem in hostage rescue -- Newsday.com]

No word from the ICRC on whether the FARC terrorists were in Geneva Convention compliance… seriously, is freeing civilian hostages not humanitarian enough? Does the ICRC not apply a “doh!” test before releasing such statements? It makes me wonder if the ICRC and PETA are using the same PR agency.

Their argument is not without merit but the ICRC has not displayed the same veracity when drug smugglers and terrorists abuse the Red Cross logo.

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