US attacks will violate Geneva Convention

AMERICAN Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week that the deployment of human shields in Iraq is “a violation of the laws of armed conflict”.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2003 - 00:00

These protesters are using their presence in Iraq in the hope they can stop the bombing and consequent destruction of buildings and structures critical to civilians, such as power plants, water treatment facilities, hospitals, etc.

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