Red Crossed Up

Uh oh:

Colombian military intelligence used the Red Cross emblem in a rescue operation in which leftist guerrillas were duped into handing over 15 hostages, according to unpublished photographs and video viewed by CNN.

Such a use of the Red Cross emblem could constitute a "war crime" under the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law and could endanger humanitarian workers in the future, according to international legal expert Mark Ellis, executive director of the International Bar Association.

The same is true if you sew the emblem on your jacket and use it to impress attractive charity workers who are lonely and far from home.

Uh, not that I ever did that.

CRYPTONITE EXTRA:

No doubt I've seen the Patterson film one too many times, because my first thought when I saw this picture was, "So the Red Cross found Bigfoot???"