What's law got to do with it?
Unarmed-yet-dead, Osama Bin Laden could've made a valuable informant in fighting terrorism. However, President Obama's dramatic announcement of a 'kill' order shows little or no intent of 'capture'. As the US PR machine prays for elation to wash away questions, the Attorney General has assured legitimacy of the kill.
Let's face the facts: there just ain't any legal basis for shooting an unarmed man. Also Pakistan, as a sovereign land, cannot be made the site for extrajudicial killings without prior consent. Since when does being a VIC (Very Important Country) exempt you from the Law? Or is that a contradiction in terms?
Can the US now go into any country and kill anyone for the love of national security? A person's right to life or a country's right to sovereignty is unalienable whether he/she/it is popular or not. It may yield no fruit, but I think it is only decent to at least raise these questions.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments