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If our 9/11 ‘friends’ had taken down both of the twin towers at night, calling ahead of time so the maintenance workers could first leave — thus killing only a handful of people .... then it would be more or less ‘OK’ and not warrant a declaration ofwar.
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June 3, 2010, 8: 59 am yankev says: tim: Are the prohibited items likely to be the sort of stuff Israel is looking for and considers the “contraband ofwar”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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You fail to consider, however, that the the act of violating, or attempting to violate, the Gaza Strip blockade can also be construed as the use of force (and perhaps even as an act ofwar).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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Yankev says: wunson: This is a pointless question because there has in fact been no declaration ofwar.
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Are the prohibited items likely to be the sort of stuff Israel is looking for and considers the “contraband ofwar”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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You fail to consider, however, the the act of violating, or attempting to violate, the Gaza Strip blockade can also be construed as the use of force (and perhaps even as an act ofwar).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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DougInSanDiego: If our 9/11 ‘friends’ had taken down both of the twin towers at night, calling ahead of time so the maintenance workers could first leave — thus killing only a handful of people .... then it would be more or less ‘OK’ and not warrant a declaration ofwar.
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This is a pointless question because there has in fact been no declaration ofwar.
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The US has intercepted ships outside its own coastal waters without any background declaration ofwar.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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And, yet again, IIRC, Clinton attacked AQ in Afghanistan in retaliation for those attacks which qualify as acts ofwar.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Why we aren’t putting Omar Khadr on trial 2010
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