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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Noam Chomsky | The Revenge Killing of Osama bin Laden

Noam Chomsky | The Revenge Killing of Osama bin Laden
Noam Chomsky, Truthout: "The May 1 U.S. attack on Osama bin Laden's compound violated multiple elementary norms of international law, beginning with the invasion of Pakistani territory. There appears to have been no attempt to apprehend the unarmed victim, as presumably could have been done by the 79 commandos facing almost no opposition. President Obama announced that 'justice has been done.' Many did not agree - even close allies. British barrister Geoffrey Robertson, who generally supported the operation, nevertheless described Obama's claim as an 'absurdity' that should have been obvious to a former professor of constitutional law."
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