question about Milosevic (was RE: Bin Laden: The Story That Needs To Be Told)

[Dennis]

> It is interesting to note the phraseology. It is Milosevic that is alleged
> to have killed 200,000 in Bosnia. A power to kill is attributed to
Milosevic
> that would be the envy of Rambo or James Bond. In order to create a focus
of
> attention and personalise the killing it is attributed to Milosevic not
the
> actual killers. True the general policy may have been approved or
> promulgated directly by Milosevic but this still does not mean he is any
> kind of direct agent in the deaths.
>     In the same way bin Laden might be regarded as the killer of the 5,000
> plus innocent people in New York and Washington. He may certainly have a
> considerable degree of responsbility, but  he was not on any of the
suiicide
> planes. He was not a direct agent. But it is convenient to put a face on
the
> terror. Bin Laden probably is involved but as an "inspiration" and
> entrepreneur of terrorist enterprises.
>
> Cheers, Ken Hanly

Does this now mean that we don't charge Kissinger, Reagan, Clinton,
Pinochet, Suharto, et al., with war crimes because "they" didn't personally
pull triggers or drop bombs? Are we back to blaming only Calley for My Lai,
and not the president who oversaw the policy?

DP