Wednesday, April 16, 2003

According to Al-Jazeera, Bush has authorised US troops to use tear gas in Baghdad.

Even though this is for law enforcement reasons, the context still places Baghdad in a warzone, and so their application will be military.

Tear gas (like other riot agents) is a chemical weapon banned in warfare by the Geneva Convention and various other treaties.

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