Civilians

Defining "state terrorism as _systematic state violence against civilians in violation of international norms, state edicts, and precedents established by international courts designed to protect the rights of civilians_" emphasis original, p. ❋ Michael Turton (2005)

Harming enemy civilians is a means to the end of winning the war in both direct ways (killing civilian workers who support the enemy war effort – weapons factories, etc.) and indirect ones (demoralizing the enemy). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The concept of patriotism here in the US amongst the civilians is a dying concept. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, I mean, the alternative, as Representative Jan Schakowsky has said, is to not use these companies, to ban their use in the war zone and to scale down the scope of what you classify as civilians or diplomats in Iraq. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only way you or anyone else, even supposed legal scholars, can say terrorists are civilians is if you magically change the meaning of what a civilian is in the Convention itself, as if it were a “living” document. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Just like shooting rockets at civilians is a war crime, and fighting without any kind of uniform or insignia is a war crime, etc. etc.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

The use of weapons in battle, which incidentally injure civilians, is not, however. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The use of white phosphorus against civilians is prohibited under international law. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jody Williams (Peace Prize, 1997): "Williams has spent decades working to protect civilians from the long-term effects of war and might be equally passionate on behalf of new veterans who have lost limbs or suffered traumatic brain injury." ❋ Ed O (2010)

Whatever ambiguity existed in 1945 was a function of the fact that we had overt rules dealing with poison gas, not nuclear explosions; the broad principle that military attacks should be targeted to avoid indiscriminate killing of civilians is a long established one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The hero decides that someone has to protect the civilians from the evil and becomes a superhero. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is why the Sudan Liberation Movement is moving to protect the civilians from the Sudanese forces. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Although deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime, terrorists firing at Sderot are so proud of their actions that they sign their weapons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This was at least in part a war against civilians from the beginning, to punish them for their choice of government. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The G. D teabaggers would go away if we stopped the F****** wars and created job and prosperety for all … Bring the troops home and let them train civilians and work with them to rebuild roads, bridges and our country … ❋ Unknown (2010)

Trying them as civilians is just foolhardy and politically stupid. especially since we've already decided we won't just release them if aquitted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Williams has spent decades working to protect civilians from the long-term effects of war and might be equally passionate on behalf of new veterans who have lost limbs or suffered traumatic brain injury. ❋ Zachary A. Goldfarb (2010)