You could rephrase your last statement to be more accurate: "As for the president, no clue."
seems an apt description. ;) Actually semantics is everything in the case of Israeli assassinations. From a Palestinian viewpoint its a horrid human right violation. From the Israeli point of view its a military action. The difference is moot. However the difference becomes critical when 3rd parties are involved, as in the recent assassination of a local Hamas leader when 20 or so other people, including quite a few children, were killed by collateral damage. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mdinowit@;houseoffusion.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 4:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Robotic assassinations. > > > Semantics that can be used in Israel as well as other places. > I guess this > thread will eventually move into the definition of > assassination and what > actions are considered assassinations and what are military actions. > As for the presidental order, no clue. I wouldn't put it past him. > > > At the same time, the US considers itself to be in a war > against terrorism > > and terrorist groups like Al-Queda and its allies. > Moreover the CIA, or > > rather parts thereof, are thought to be a military service. > In that light > > its no assassination, just a military action against a > known opponent. > > > > Moreover, even if it were an assassination, didn't Bush rescind the > > presidential order forbidding assassinations? > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mdinowit@;houseoffusion.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 4:31 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Robotic assassinations. > > > > > > All I know is that America's been blasting Israel for doing > > the EXACT same > > thing. Watch the double standard as no one says a word > > against America doing > > it. > > Did it have to be done? Yes. If you know that a terrorist is traveling > > somewhere you kill him. Did it save lives? Yes. It stopped > > him from planning > > any more attacks. Was is patriotic or cowardly? Neither word > > is appropriate > > here. It was an assassination of a known terrorist before he > > could kill > > again. It saved lived. It was necessary. > > > > > Surprised nobody has brought up the robotic assassination the CIA > > conducted > > > on Sunday in Yemen. > > > > > > http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20021104/ciadrone.html > > > > > > Basically they used an unmanned Predator aircraft to fire a Hellfire > > missile > > > at some terrorists driving in a car. > > > > > > What do you think - cowardly or patriotic? > > > > > > Adam. > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
