tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post5901177543355665113..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Very Targeted AssassinationsDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-78794027003305394532010-02-20T22:08:25.125-08:002010-02-20T22:08:25.125-08:00The obvious just occurred to me... it's also a...The obvious just occurred to me... it's also a False Flag issue if the assassins pose as citizens (or worse, as soldiers) of a third country. And even worse if there's identity theft of real people involved. Unless the state sponsoring the hit claims responsibility afterward.joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-48095697481206887522010-02-19T22:40:21.341-08:002010-02-19T22:40:21.341-08:00Well, it's always different when we do it ; )Well, it's always different when <i>we</i> do it ; )joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-53005240370658911142010-02-19T16:42:21.408-08:002010-02-19T16:42:21.408-08:00And we don't particularly care for it, either....And we don't particularly care for it, either. I mean, we backed the Pinochet coup in Chile and provided significant assistance to that regime. They were our ally. But when they blew up Letelier in downtown DC, that pissed of a lot of people in the U.S. government.chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-62651651684078766292010-02-19T16:05:05.927-08:002010-02-19T16:05:05.927-08:00Excuse me. Suspected terrorist.Excuse me. Suspected terrorist.chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-29498715377598924312010-02-19T16:04:36.495-08:002010-02-19T16:04:36.495-08:00I'm with Joe. And we do have that case, which ...I'm with Joe. And we do have that case, which I haven't followed that closely, of the Americans charged with kidnapping for snatching up a terrorist in Italy a while back. <br /><br />Part of the trick, obviously, is not to be caught on videotape. I haven't seen too much condemnation of the actual killing (other than from Hamas). I've seen a lot of talk about whether they put at risk the unsuspecting people whose identities they stole. (If that is indeed what happened. New details keep coming out.)chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86401610923894102072010-02-18T22:20:26.148-08:002010-02-18T22:20:26.148-08:00It's nothing specific to Israel or the US but ...It's nothing specific to Israel or the US but I always puzzled over why killing people (even non-citizens) in another state's territory wasn't a bigger deal than it is. It would seem to be a huge violation of sovereignty to exercise the power of life and death, which a state supposedly holds a monopoly to within its own borders. (Obviously there's an argument to be made that this is simply necessary if enemies of the assassin state can move/reside freely in the host state without fearing arrest/extradition, but I dunno, it still seems like a big sovereignty issue.)joenoreply@blogger.com