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		JumpCrisscross on Sept 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon... > it makes you an illegal combatant Technically yes. Unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant is more accurate. It isn't illegal for a soldier to not wear a uniform. It just means the Geneva Conventions don't apply.

mrkstu on Sept 18, 2024 [–]

It also means you're the one responsible for the bystander deaths inflicted when its necessary to use unconventional means to target you.

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