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tekisui
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Wed May-04-11 11:07 PM
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Two assassinations were carried out this past week. Saif al-Arab Gaddafi in a airstrike in Libya and of course Osama bin Laden Sunday night in a special forces operation.
It is a much easier argument to make the case for bin Laden. It is more attenuated for Gaddafi, or his son. The order is still out on American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
My question is where is the line? Is there a line? In what cases is it legal and justified?
Who is next on the list? When can we act without the support, or even without the knowledge or against the will, of the country of residence?
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