On 2007-07-01 05:02:43 -0700, "Blueskies" said:


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The United States is signatory to treaties prohibiting firing upon
civilian aircraft, but regularly violates these
treaties. This is behavior that we used to associate with the worst
aspects of the Soviet Union and other rogue
states.


It looks like the USA was helping with the tracking, but did not
actually firing?

Ah. sarcastically And Uriah was not killed by King David. If you hire
some thug to kill your wife, I assure you that you will be charged with
murder. The United States is responsible for the actions of its agents.
In this case, the US provided the weapon, located the target, and aimed
the weapon. Calling over someone else to actually pull the trigger does
not keep your hands clean.


On the other hand, these drug dealers are conducting what is basically
a civil war against the government of Columbia,
attempting to set up a criminal government providing a safe haven for
all manner of gangsters and thugs.


The video was labeled from Brazil, yes? The 'border' was safe haven.
What country were they talking about?

I would suspect Peru or Venezuela.



So it is a hard question. Do you let the drug dealers take over a whole
country, or do you violate international
standards of behavior to prevent it? Personally, I have grave concerns
about becoming what we are trying to stop.


Again, if the product were 'legal' somehow, there would be no black market...

While I might agree with you, that does not excuse the United States
from responsibility for its current actions.

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