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> Is the point here that the particular mercs are ex-US Army soldiers? of course not. it's pretty straightforward. the point is that these were assassination
by knodi123 8y ago
> Is the point here that the particular mercs are ex-US Army soldiers?
of course not. it's pretty straightforward. the point is that these were assassinations. We're comfortable with mercs doing things like "defend a convoy", "defend a target", "eliminate all hostiles in an area", etc.
that's a FAR cry from "make this man die. we won't say why, but here's the address of his mosque, and if you want to blow up his whole workplace, that's fine."
- smsm42 8y ago> the point is that these were assassinations So, there are contract killers. This is not exactly news, for sure? Political murders exist pretty much since the time politics exists. Of course it's bad, but not sure what is new here.
- knodi123 8y agoSo what's YOUR point? There has always been evil, so why bother reporting on it? Yes, there are contract killers. Are you saying you seriously don't know what's surprising about american citizens being freelance contract killers on behalf of a foreign government, and arguing that it's a good thing to do? And our own government being unsure whether there's anything illegal about it?
- smsm42 8y ago> and arguing that it's a good thing to do Seriously, how many times I need to write it's a bad thing to do so that somebody won't comment "so, you're saying it's a good thing to do, right?" It's like there's some weird font some people have installed which turns meaning of every word to its opposite.
- 3131s 8y agoThe sentiment of your comments is just irrelevant. The news doesn't have to be surprising and no one cares that you personally aren't surprised. This is reporting that identifies a particular set of actors engaging in this immoral behavior, and therefore it is important news.