Coalition forces claim that Iraq is using illegal tactics to fight such as pretending to be surrending to draw out coalition forces before ambushing them and having soldiers dressed in civilian clothes.

From the Iraqi's point of view, this is a lopsided war which they have no chance of winning given the coalition's vastly superior weaponry. Deception, trickery and psychological warfare using the media is their best hope of defending themselves. They might even have a legitimate claim that the war itself is illegal and the US themselves are the aggressors. Whatever the Iraqis do are in self-defence.

The Taliban prisoners taken from Afghanistan have none of the rights that POWs nor common criminal have. War is a bad time to talk about justice.