The legitimate concern about these statements (our guys issued one too) is that it sounds like "give no quarter"--which would be a war crime
You don't appear to understand. The killings were perpetrated against UK citizens who were not designated as foreign soldiers, and who had not (yet) taken up arms against the UK.
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Under the Law of Armed Conflict, that's enough.
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It's not as clear-cut as you claim. Read this:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34184856 …
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YOU don't seem to understand. They had taken up arms by traveling to a conflict zone to engage in hostilities AGAINST the UK & coalition.
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