IRAQIS OFFER BOUNTY FOR U.S. OFFICIALS

IRAQIS OFFER BOUNTY FOR U.S. OFFICIALS IRAQI FIGHTERS PLACE 15 MILLION PRICE ON HEADS OF KEY OCCUPATION FIGURES ' The reward is also offered for the capture of US Commander in Iraq, Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez and US occupation forces' spokesperson in the country, Brigadier Mark Kimmit. A leaflet displaying pictures of the three wanted men offers '15 000 000 $ as a reward who bring one of these three heads (sic)'. The 'Islamic resistance in Iraq' is asked to be contacted. Leaflets were distributed in Fallujah after US occupation forces' heavy bombardment of the city overnight on Tuesday. '

Well, this is apropos. The idiocy of the Deck of Cards rewards have triggered the same reaction. Only those guys will really pay the money for the heads unlike the coalition 's promise of 25 million for the capture of Saddam, they stiffed the Kurds that captured him.

Just as military commanders now fear U.S. POWS will be treated the same as Iraqi POWs were treated by US troops.

Which is, and always has been, the ultimate rationale for observing the Geneva Convention, and to automatically extend it to anyone whose status is uncertain unless you can show an impartial tribunal why not. Its even on the International Red Cross website in their discussion of why countries, above and beyond being nice guys who obey the law, find it worthwhile to follow the Geneva Accords concerning POW treatment, etc.