Osama Bin Laden is dead apparently. (1 Viewer)

[rettucs]

http://gobarbra.com/hit/new-a91e0ac13ccc921b10970fb2ea9df0f0

thats quite catchy

 

[Lili Marlene]

I'm of the opinion that most people that are questioning the legality of his killing are generally against whatever the US do in foreign policy, which is fine. I'm just taking this as a stand-alone special case.

I'm not questioning the legality of this, as far as I've read it seems to be legally more or less alright.

They've done a good thing here, they've rid the world of an unspeakably evil man.

well they've certainly rid the world of an evil man, whether their methods make it a good thing or not is a different issue

Arresting him would have meant a rake of new kidnappings of westerners to bargain for his release.

guh. maybe. but since this is an unverifiable possibility it's no stronger an argument than if I argued that killing him would only lead to killings of westerners in revenge attacks, which i'm not going to argue.

I'm against covert executions too, but I genuinely believe that this is a special case.

grand. I don't believe there such be special cases but, whatever... i'm not shedding tears for him. I just get the impression that the real reason they didn't want to imprison and capture him is that it may have lead to a Saddam-style trial fuck-up all over again.

 

[rettucs]

I'm not questioning the legality of this,
as far as I've read it seems to be legally
more or less alright.

well they've certainly rid the world of an evil man,
whether their methods make it a good thing or not is a different issue

guh.
maybe.

but since this is an unverifiable possibility,
it's no stronger an argument than if I argued,
that killing him would only lead to killings of westerners,
in revenge attacks, which i'm not going to argue.

grand. I don't believe there such be special cases but,
whatever... i'm not shedding tears for him.

Somehow it fills my head with ideas,
although I don't know exactly what they are

anyone got a spare tune to put this to?

 

[Lili Marlene]

*should be* such special cases

fucks sake.

 

[Anthem]

Wag The Dog

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Interesting reading
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n10/seymour-m-hersh/the-killing-of-osama-bin-laden