No Money For POWs?

[Case]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the Kuwaitis still lined up to get all the reparations they were awarded from Iraq in responce to the damage caused during the invasion and occupation of Kuwait? If it's fair and reasonable for this money to be paid for breaches of international law (which AFAIK included the mistreatment of POWs), then it only seems fair for the American POWs to be compensated as well.

As for setting a precedent, I thought that it was long established principle (not law) that military personel who were mistreated while POWs deserve special treatment from their government (though there sadly is no law - other then war crimes trials, which are often forgone for political reasons - forcing the government who captured them to pay up). Given that the ammount of money the pilots are owed probably doesn't amount to much, I don't see why the US government doesn't just pay up on behalf of Iraq.

[MichaeltheGreat]

One of the UNSCRs affecting Iraq ordered Iraqi payment of reparations to Kuwait, and imposed sanctions on Iraq for refusal to pay those reparations. The sanctions have been lifted, but AFAIK, the Kuwaiti reparations claim was not extinguished, it's just no longer a trigger for sanctions.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
it's late, get some sleep muchacho

You're up.

Besides, I'm working, too.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
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And Iraq sits on enough oil that I don't think the Iraqi people will have to worry about running out of money any time soon.

So does USA

[Chemical Ollie]

British Andy McNab and American Jessica Lynch knew how to extract money from their POW experience - just write a book...