Bananaistan wrote:Wallenburg wrote:"My apologies for holding you so long here, my colleagues. What would you all think of this to address the non-combatant issue?""Non-combatant" means any individual who does not directly take part in military or police action and who has not adopted a social or organizational role to that end.
"My office is also considering more specific language regarding 'terrorist', since it may currently be argued to include several forms of violence that, while illegal, depart widely from the common understanding of terrorism."
"Could you clarify what you imagine social and organisational roles would be? Is the politician directing the military action taking either role? Perhaps it could be phrased "social, organisational or political role"?
"A politician simultaneously serving as a military commander would be in the role of a military commander, and therefore directly taking part in military action. Civilian politicians are intentionally excluded from this definition."