Max wrote: "International law without international police is meaningless."
I am curious about how you see the present US actions resembling those of a
police force.
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mbs: it's not a police force at all. it's a vigilante operation. its virtue is that it compares well to doing nothing.
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One key problem with that position is that there does not seem to be a
warrant, or the authorization of a court, or even the prospects for a trial.
In fact, if the analogy to a police is being drawn, it should be drawn to a
secret police, working without transparency and on an unknown assessment of
unknown evidence - and with massive political motivation, it should be
added.
Would you be happy with such a police force in your town?
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mbs: decidedly not, except in comparison to no police force.
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If not, then you have already the begining of an answer as to "what should
be
done." T.C. Oppermann
Dept. Anthropology
The University of Sydney
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mbs: I would say it's an answer to what should not be done, and that's not enough.