On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bryon Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:43 AM > > To: Killer Bs Discussion > > Subject: Re: V-I Day +1 - endgame scenarios? > > > > My guess is that Saddam has a multitude of emergency escape > > plans in place, and as soon as he sees the jig is up, he'll > > disappear to Argentina or someplace else he can live > > anonymously, rather than risk being killed or face trial. I > > also think, though, that the soldiers going after him won't > > especially go out of their way to capture him (vs. killing him). > > How is that not assassination? Once you're in a shooting war, any death caused by said war is not assassination, but casualty of war. Technically, anyway. If someone actually pulls a trigger on him, if said trigger-puller knows just who the heck he's shooting, then in *spirit* it might be assassination. (Also, if there are orders to capture him alive if at all possible, then if the trigger-puller knows who he's shooting, he'd better have a darn good explanation as to why he killed, rather than captured.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
