Combat Rules Quotes
These three conditions appear in virtually every convention on war and are basic to international law on the subject. For years they stood unquestioned, but in the latter half of the 20th century, guerilla warfare and revolutions began to pressure the definitions which were most strained in the War on Terrorism at the beginning of the 21st century. Starting with the Taliban in Afghanistan and then including Al Quada, the question of who was a combatant was debated anew. Using the classic definitions, the “foreign fighters” were not combatants and the Al Quada cells also met none of the three conditions. They could have been executed as spies as they were not in uniform according to some legal interpretations; others argued that they should be tried by civil courts; others, that they had no legal status offering any protections and it was in the discretion of their captors.
Note that the weak are not to be killed in a jihad UNLESS they “fight with words.” If a woman, child, invalid, older person says something that is interpreted as contrary to Islam, they too shall be killed along with all the males. The overriding principle is that anyone who interferes with the dominance of Islam, is to be killed.
Manava Dharma Shastra. The Hindu religion had its own form of “Geneva Convention.” This text is a part of the Hindu Holy Texts. Hindus believe that Manu was a prophet whose text is revealed or inspired.
In 1920 Germany was in the throes of revolution. A mob, including many soldiers had occupied Berlin and the Government ordered the General to oust them. He refused, with this famous quote
This stricture would seem to prohibit the suicide bomber and other terrorists who kill civilians. However, the terrorists and those who support them observe that this quotation is not from the Koran and other passages of the Koran override this instruction in many contexts. Most American Muslims hold with this view of the Prophet’s and morally oppose indiscriminate terrorism in all cases. This volume roughly is to Islam what the Gospels are to Christianity. To most Muslims The Sunnah is a collection of holy material on the life of Mohammed. It is not of the force or importance as the Koran, but it is revered.
