June 14, 2006

ILYA SOMIN: "I don't often agree with Alan Dershowitz. But he is absolutely right to note the double standards inherent in the near-universal praise for the the recent targeted killing of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi when contrasted with the near-universal condemnation of Israel's very similar targeting of top Hamas terrorists."

Personally, I'm okay with targeting both.

UPDATE: More thoughts from Austin Bay.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Here's an article on targeted killing as legitimate self-defense from the Case Western Law Review.