Reply #15: A propaganda line, it is.

[Igel]

Not all propaganda is wrong, nor untruthful.

Sometimes I argue legalities: Roberts was wrong, and the Iraqi government is legally liable.

Sometimes I argue morality: After a revolution or thorough-going change of government, the moral claims against the new ruler (corporate or sole proprietorship, so to speak) are scant, since the former ruler is dead, and the current occupier of the territory is not truly an heir.

It's what has me undecided on the matter of the reparations being paid to Kuwait, or the IMF loans owed by some impoverished countries. Legally, the money should clearly be paid; but morally, demanding repayment of a loan that a despot squandered on graft, corruption, and personal aggrandizement reeks.