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To: epicure who wrote (24020)	7/13/2006 4:50:42 PM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541086

the terrorists went after legitimate targets Well, I'd say it's arguable whether a terrorist can ever have a 'legitimate' target. If they're not uniformed and identifiable soldiers, not following the Geneva conventions, then I'd say their actions are murder no matter who gets killed, as it were. <edit> and remember the Israelis were apparently inside their own country, so it's not as though they were doing anything wrong or justifying force against them. news.bbc.co.uk </edit> But one evil does not justify a greater evil. And it's starting to really hack me off when Israel claims the privileges of a civilised country, but refuses to follow civilised rules.

To: epicure who wrote (24020)	7/19/2006 1:04:51 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 541086

Members of a military force, or other groups of combatants are "legitimate targets" during a war. Israel wasn't in open warfare with Hezbollah until the soldiers where captured. As for Israel no going after legitimate targets, they are not aiming their attacks at civilians, but at military targets and transportation infrastructure, generally considered legitimate targets during war. Hezbollah OTOH is firing unguided rockets in the general direction of Israeli towns and cities and hoping they hit something. Tim