As far as Geneva convention or human rights are concerned, the US has led the way, I think. Treatment given to the so-called Talibani prisoners,
Debatable as to wether the GC covers them, but none were hung by the ankles days at a time, stripped naked, beaten,...

eliminating an entire family with heavy machine-gun fire,
As they refused to stop when ordered to at a checkpoint after the troops had been ordered to use lethal force under such circumstances. Of course its understandable why they didn't stop, since the driver was under orders not to, and the women & children had families been held hostage, to be killed if they didn't do this.

bombing a hotel full of foreign journalists,
along with some not so foriegn journalists, and some snipers laying down fire on the Troops.
targetting the Al Jazeera offices, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq ...
Not aware of this one. Sorry!

Invading soverign countries without the UN's approval and for purposes other than self-defence ... The list goes on.
self-defense is a good reason under certain circumstances.

Wishy Washy UN, bending over backwards to give saddam more time, after every deadline had come and gone, obviously never intending to do anything else, is also another good reason.



-Lou