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 Post subject: Maybe it's because they use hashish?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:27 pm 
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Anyone else think twice the past couple months over calling the Israeli killings of Hamas leaders "assassinations"? I mean, if they are using missiles, helicopters or uniformed troops, that's a far cry from James Earl Ray or John Willkes Booth. Although the AP stylebook calls an assassin a politically motivated killer.


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 Post subject: Re: Maybe it's because they use hashish?
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 1:16 am 
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I think "assassination" is OK here. (If smart missiles had been around, I think Booth might have used one.)


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 Post subject: Re: Maybe it's because they use hashish?
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 2:27 am 
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I think assasination works as long as it is one of the top leaders of Hamas. Otherwise, just killings.


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