> You could rephrase your last statement to be more accurate: > > "As for the president, no clue." > > seems an apt description. Wellll.... :) > ;) > > 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. And from the Palestinian viewpoint the terrorists who go and kill women and children are martyrs, not terrorists. Viewpoints are skewed to the favor of each side. There's a time when we have to just say screw it, this is the viewpoint to take and no 'moral equivilency' or 'but they're both right'. According to some, any American presence on Arab land makes them fair game for death. That's a viewpoint that must be rejected, at least by those who want peace and open-ness.
> 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. That's the whole problem. How do you kill someone who has to be killed when he uses his own people as human shields. I'm all for targeted killings but they have to be targeted. They have to avoid innocent bystanders as much as possible. > > 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
