Was the Hit on Bin Laden Illegal?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Indeed, and the article linked states so.
The article raises some interesting questions though, not on wether OBL should have been targeted in such a fashion from a moral stand point but, from more of a legal stand point.
The article does indeed not attempt to dissuade readers of the notion that it was wrong necessarily to kill him, morally speaking ofc.
I personally find this interesting because it asks questions which aren't based purely on the monotonous articles so far in circulation which ONLY deal with the moral aspect of the assassination.

I enjoyed it for those reasons too. It does seem to fall through a legal crack here. Or maybe it'll be pushed down that legal crack by those in charge. Regardless, I doubt anything will come of it. Nobody is going to go to jail for killing the world's most wanted man.

My favorite part:

Our laws are meaningless if we don't respect them. In a complex and dangerous world, a solid foundation of law helps ensure the peaceful coexistence of nations with ample reason to fear each other.