Should assassination be a legitimate foreign policy tool?

[soloooooo]

norway should execute brievik on the spot
he is a risk to global security

allowing him a trial is greatly inflaming the movement of christian extremism over a greater period of time

Well they have to give him a trial, although after that he should be executed (does Norway have the death penalty though?). I don't think anyone would be too concerned if prison transport guards had to shoot him 'to stop him escaping' etc.

[soloooooo]

entities who are a risk to 'global security' (and should be assassinated)

- the usa
- north korea
- israel

North Korea is a risk. The US and Israel are not though (they are also on our side).

[mirakon]

Just because they are not a risk to us, doesn't mean they aren't a risk to others solo

[soloooooo]

They may be a risk to others, although those 'others' are also a risk to us. It is preferential for us to be allies with Israel than for us to be allies with Iran etc.

[kaz1]

North Korea is a risk. The US and Israel are not though (they are also on our side).

Not when Christine Milne becomes PM.

[Lolsmith]

this fucking thread

Oh my *god*

I dont have a dog.

Absolutely lost it

Just because they are not a risk to us, doesn't mean they aren't a risk to others solo

Here we go with the bleeding heart muslims

[Lolsmith]

I have nothing to offer to this other than mirakon being in love with the Ayatollah and Hezbollah

[Funky Monk]

Hezbollah. Assange's interview with that Hezby fella was so shit.

[soloooooo]

Not when Christine Milne becomes PM.

Milne is unlikeable, the Greens are on a downward spiral now.

[OH1995]

Watch this debate on the exact topic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djkr3ZYbYwM

[boris]

didn't watch lol

[OH1995]

^touche

[funkshen]

hows your hsc going bud

[Autonomatic]

Highly controversial question. I don't think the government should immediately call an assassination on a terrorist on the spot. Capture and trialling would be the first option if the government wishes to seek or extract more information from the person about the "underworld" or on various criminal syndicates. Last resort would be assassination.

[boris]

my reaction:

[funkshen]

laugh track

[Autonomatic]

my reaction:

Oh you

[Omnidragon]

Only if it involves torture and ripping their tongue out

[kaz1]

laugh track

BBT uses a live audience

[ZombieApocalypse]

I wonder how much money goes into capturing, putting a terrorist on trial, and imprisoning them.
I don't know, I just think terrorists are a waste of space and money. But you can't really kill them, because that makes you a hypocrite. What do?

imho, assassinating is not the solution. Capturing and then convicting them (if they're actually guilty), and then making them contribute to society seems like a more viable solution to me. Make them knit blankets for people in nursing homes or something.

[Lolsmith]

Realistically, the thing with the US is that basically as a terrorist you've got two options:

- Indefinite detainment and torture; or
- Assassination

I mean if I was offered the choice of being water boarded several hundred times or just being blown up by a drone strike I'd probably go for the explosion.

[ZombieApocalypse]

Realistically, the thing with the US is that basically as a terrorist you've got two options:

- Indefinite detainment and torture; or
- Assassination

I mean if I was offered the choice of being water boarded several hundred times or just being blown up by a drone strike I'd probably go for the explosion.

I reckon terrorists get fair treatment by the US. And by fair, I mean not tortured.

[boris]

the french resistance in ww2 were terrorists

[boris]

fuck terrorist is such an awful concept

ur a terrorist i said so

[Lolsmith]

I reckon terrorists get fair treatment by the US. And by fair, I mean not tortured.

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