Iraq Sovereignty - US Occupation Indefinitely

New UN Resolution Would Grant US Occupation Indefinitely

Under the guise of a “transfer of sovereignty,” the Bush administration is seeking from the Security Council the legal authority to continue the occupation indefinitely.

This resolution has run into opposition.

China, France, Germany, Russia Seek Iraqi Control Over Security


Also US Violating Geneva Convention Again

Holding Family Members as Hostages

Detaining a fugitive's relatives is a form of "moral coercion" forbidden under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. The convention, which guarantees the rights of civilians under military occupation, also prohibits punishing someone for an offense that he has not personally committed.

Since very few women in Iraq are involved with any kind of armed resistance, the majority of women being held in Abu Ghraib and elsewhere are hostages.