From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Apr 12 2003 - 16:25:31 MDT
--- cryofan@mylinuxisp.com wrote:>
>
> This is why we need to reverse the international agreements/laws
> concerning assassinations of leaders.
There are no such agreements or international laws. There may be some
domestic laws in some other nations, but as far as I know, the only
'law' against political assassinations of leaders of other countries is
a Presidential Directive. It was never debated or voted on by congress,
so it isn't really a 'law', it is more of a reminder/suggestion that
Presidents issue to themselves and future Presidents.
I shall note that in this war, I have heard that Bush issued new
Presidential Directives in the instances of the two attacks that
targeted Saddam specifically which declared an exemption to the prior
PD. This was not strictly necessary, since the PD rule against
assassinations only applies to civilian leaders of other nations. It
doesn't apply to military leaders, which is what Saddam became the
minute he took off his business suit and put on his uniform.
Nor would targeting bin Laden for assassination count as a violation of
the PD, since he is a leader of no nation and no political party.
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Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- Gen. John Stark
"Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
"Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
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