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Originally Posted by GregE
Heads of state are not supposed to do that sort of shit. It's that simple.
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The U.S. _openly_ did that sort of shit until the 1970's when Ford outlawed it, after which Carter reaffirmed it with an executive order of his own. Reagan then promptly ignored when he attempted to bomb Gadhafi's home.
Since the 1970's, the U.S. has justified similar actions by stating that it's _INTERNAL_ policy on assassination is not trumped by its need for self defense... basically meaning the original "no assassination" policy _OF THE UNITED STATES_ (I'm not sure why you think another country would be restricted by U.S. policies in that area) is null and void since it can easily be justified away as "in defense" of the country at any given time.
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If there's one thing that the Bush presidency has shown, imho, it's how gullible and uninformed and sheep-like the American populace - as a whole - really is.