forget trials - just shoot 'em!

Ian Murray seamus2001 at home.com
Fri Nov 9 11:02:52 PST 2001


----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>


> Los Angeles Times - November 9, 2001
>
> COMMENTARY
> How a Powerful Image Can Shape a War
>The director of South Vietnam's National Police, Loan Ngoc Nguyen,
> unilaterally became judge, jury and executioner, enforcing his own
> executive order...

... Perhaps the photograph of Nguyen summarily executing one such
> terrorist for his violent act against humanity can now serve as a
> reminder of the resolve we need.
>

=========== Wasn't it the case that the 'terrorist' in the photo had just killed Nguyen's family and was basically caught in the act?

Ian



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