War and Law

[Mitglied Nr.55]

Exellent,....
Where I want to go, is "international" law on Warfare,..etc.
All very intulectual it seems at first sight. But rules and laws also underly a certain "way of viewing things/philosophy". Which I think is at the moment biast by the West.
"War" is not chess.

To me it looks, the West is "right" always -we bring something as Democracy, we also always "liberate" (from evil?), bring freedom....,, next thing is we bring McDonnalds, Coke, ....

Back to War & Law,
Question is : these LAWs governing "WAR" are they Western or "absolute". Note Guantamobay prison is exactly set up to put people in Legal Limbo..... "unlawful combatants" one of the definitions is "because they are not waring a uniform......
Soldiers could ware HIP-Hop, Punk (I would call it Urban/City camouflage)