"Even terrorists must be treated according to international law"

[Bradford DeLong]

>Sweden's foreign minister, Anna Lindh, traveling yesterday in
>Mexico, was the first foreign official to publicly criticize the
>Yemen attack. "If the U.S.A. is behind this with Yemen's consent, it
>is nevertheless a summary execution that violates human rights," she
>said. "Even terrorists must be treated according to international
>law. Otherwise, any country can start executing those whom they
>consider terrorists."

It's not clear you like where this road leads. If terrorists must be 
treated according to international law, then governments that do not 
enthusiastically crack down on terrorists within their borders must 
be overthrown and replaced by puppets. This principle leads much too 
far...

Brad DeLong