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Europe
EU rejects murder as tool to fight terror
2007-07-13
The European Union does not support the idea of using assassinations in the fight against terrorism, EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini was quoted as saying on Thursday. Frattini was responding to comments made by German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said in an interview that Germany should clarify under what conditions the constitution permits the state to target and kill terrorists.

“The fact that we fight terrorism cannot mean that we kill people. I’m against all forms of the death penalty.”
“The fact that we fight terrorism cannot mean that we kill people,” Frattini said in an interview with Financial Times Deutschland daily. “I’m against all forms of the death penalty,” he added.
Jeesix H. Christ Almighty. Can we at least rough 'em up?
Panties on their heads is right out.
In an interview published in this week’s issue of German weekly Der Spiegel, Schaeuble said: “Imagine someone knew what cave Osama bin Laden is sitting in. A remote-controlled missile could then be fired in order to kill him.” Schaeuble also pressed for changes in laws to allow pre-emptive detention of suspected militants and said authorities should have the right to prevent people they deem dangerous from using the Internet and mobile phones.
Posted by:Fred

#13  In the mean time, take out the honchos, don't get caught

Start with their Eurabian elite. These are amongst the biggest traitors of this new century.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-13 22:02  

#12  why do we continue to seek the moral approval of such losers? The better to expose them with every atrocity committed (or attempted) by the Islamists and rub their faces in it til they're discredited. In the mean time, take out the honchos, don't get caught
Posted by: Frank G   2007-07-13 21:51  

#11  What can anyone say in the face of such weakness? I have 2 quotes; one from Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 3, scene 2.


MACMORRIS

It is no time to discourse, so Chrish save me: the
day is hot, and the weather, and the wars, and the
king, and the dukes: it is no time to discourse. The
town is beseeched, and the trumpet call us to the
breach; and we talk, and, be Chrish, do nothing:
'tis shame for us all: so God sa' me, 'tis shame to
stand still; it is shame, by my hand: and there is
throats to be cut, and works to be done; and there
ish nothing done, so Chrish sa' me, la!


And my personal favorite from Patrick Henry:

"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Posted by: Mark E.   2007-07-13 19:14  

#10  Or will Europe suddenly snap and "go postal" once again, unleashing another horrific firestorm of mass slaughter complete with gas chambers and crematoria?

In light of their near-total inaction to date, coupled with such immense damage being done by appeasing Eurabian elitists, the charnel house looms large on the horizon of any scenario that involves Europe's continuing survival.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-13 14:54  

#9  Or will Europe suddenly snap and "go postal" once again, unleashing another horrific firestorm of mass slaughter complete with gas chambers and crematoria?

I'm betting they snap! And we will probably snap as well. The horror scenario I see, is that the Jihadi perpetrate something horrible here and there simultaneously, and the entire Western (such as it is) World goes primal on them at the same time.

Once that happens, I expect that their numbers will be reduced by about 80%, from which they might not ever recover.
Posted by: Natural Law   2007-07-13 13:47  

#8  The solution is simple: if Mr Frattini's high morals are the cause a bombing was successful then held him responsible and hang him from a lamppost. You can bet his successor will not be so nice with terrorists.
Posted by: JFM   2007-07-13 11:00  

#7  Jeebus, this "Justice Commissioner" is setting Europe up for either a VERY hard fall (but it'll be quick) or for another mass slaughter/ethnic cleansing thingy that we haven't seen since the Nazis.

My $.02 are on the Germans (and to a lesser extent, at least after their elections, the French). That one quote alone may be worth a Darwin Award!
Posted by: BA   2007-07-13 10:44  

#6  Fatuous moral preening and craven appeasement are not a sustainable response to barbaric aggression

But they're a big help if you wanna be EU Justice Commissioner...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-13 09:06  

#5  Fatuous moral preening and craven appeasement are not a sustainable response to barbaric aggression

Word.
Posted by: lotp   2007-07-13 08:28  

#4  Â“The fact that we fight terrorism cannot mean that we kill people.”

Oh, good grief...

Fatuous moral preening and craven appeasement are not a sustainable response to barbaric aggression; sooner or later, something's gotta give. But how?

Will the lights go out in Europe over the next few decades, as mutaween stalk the land enforcing shariah on a trembling, huddled, whimpering remnant of its native population? Or will Europe suddenly snap and "go postal" once again, unleashing another horrific firestorm of mass slaughter complete with gas chambers and crematoria? Or will they wake the hell up in time to stop this silliness before it causes their undoing?

(Not that we're much better over here, mind you...)

Posted by: Dave D.   2007-07-13 07:40  

#3  Not even Zionist State terrorism?
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-07-13 06:50  

#2  How nice of Mr Fratini not wilkling to kill terrorists in order to save other people. Hope Al Quaida will target him
Posted by: JFM   2007-07-13 05:33  

#1  Next up: Killing someone in self-defense merits the death sentance.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-13 01:20  

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