Only heads of state are protected by Convention rules. He was a
leading military leader of the war and was fair game.

HF


On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:14:04 GMT, "David B."
wrote:

hielan' laddie ignorantly stated
:


It was an assassination. They got intel giving the time and route and
mounted an op specifically to kill Yamamoto. That's a textbook example
of an assassination.



And your problem with that is?????

Actually think logically... Was there a declared war?
Was this action within the boundaries of the conflict?
Were either of the individuals (shooter/shootee) out of uniform?
Were either of the combatants in non-military aircraft?

The facts point to "casualty of war" rather than "assassination."
I think you should try another textbook or two.
Your's is stretching an "example" to the point of breaking, or
maybe it's just your comphrehension of it.

Had Yamamoto been visiting Switzerland or Peru or anywhere war
had NOT been declared and some yank killed him then I might
tend to agree with your "textbook example."