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Following the Lead of Israel
netWMD Blog ^ | 5/10/11 | Fern Sidman

Posted on 05/10/2011 4:57:07 PM PDT by forty_years

... In terms of vanquishing terrorism, targeted assassinations can be classified as a measured response in that they exclusively focus on actual perpetrators of militant attacks, while dramatically reducing collateral damage in terms of civilian and non-combatant casualties. In a 2010 article entitled "Targeted Killings Work" that appeared in Infinity Journal, the argument was made that targeted assassinations are a strategy that entails "limited force in support of policy" and that it has proven most successful. ...


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KEYWORDS: assassinations; mossad; palestinians; targeted
So when Israel defends herself, we hear nothing but the "extrajudicial assassination" ranting and ravings... Taking out Osama vindicates Israel's policy.
1 posted on 05/10/2011 4:57:08 PM PDT by forty_years
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2 posted on 05/10/2011 5:00:46 PM PDT by OddLane
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Great book (aside: Spielberg’s too PC for me a la the movie).


3 posted on 05/10/2011 5:05:25 PM PDT by forty_years ('Nuff Talk, More Action!)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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4 posted on 05/10/2011 6:41:48 PM PDT by SJackson (Normal people don't sit cross-legged on the floor and bang on drums, WI State Sen Glenn Grothman (R))
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Fantastic book.

I actually thought the film made a pretty convincing case for counter-terrorism, although I'm sure that wasn't the intention when that lefty slug Tony Kushner wrote the screenplay.

5 posted on 05/10/2011 10:48:07 PM PDT by OddLane
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