Depends on how one defines gov't. I suppose I ought to have used a magiscule "G". Government, as in those who set the policy, and vote for the funds to implement it. MPs, in the case of Ireland, Senators and Congressmen in the case of things like Iraq.
Agreed. Of course, targeting them in such a way as to not kill everyone surrounding them is part of what you mentioned earlier.
To target people who are merely looking for work to feed their families (e.g. Nick Berg) is wrong. Capturing soldiers, and then killing them isn't.
Killing people after they've been captured just because they're enemies seems to me to be still wrong. After a fair trial, for actual crimes of war, fine. But not just because they're on the other side.
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Date: 2004-09-21 04:30 pm (UTC)Depends on how one defines gov't. I suppose I ought to have used a magiscule "G". Government, as in those who set the policy, and vote for the funds to implement it. MPs, in the case of Ireland, Senators and Congressmen in the case of things like Iraq.
Agreed. Of course, targeting them in such a way as to not kill everyone surrounding them is part of what you mentioned earlier.
To target people who are merely looking for work to feed their families (e.g. Nick Berg) is wrong. Capturing soldiers, and then killing them isn't.
Killing people after they've been captured just because they're enemies seems to me to be still wrong. After a fair trial, for actual crimes of war, fine. But not just because they're on the other side.