Assassination terminology

2000-10-06 Thread Pierre Lemieux
If I am not mistaken, an homicide justified by moral reasons is called execution, not assassination. P.L. PIERRE LEMIEUX Visiting Professor , Université du Québec à Hull Director of the Groupe de Recherche Économie et Liberté (GREL) Research Fellow, Independent Institute http

Re: Assassination

2000-10-06 Thread Robin Hanson
Dr. Alexander Tabarrok wrote: Harry Browne ... said that the way a free society would handle war is to offer a prize to the person or persons who assassinated the leader(s) of the opposing country. ... say 500 million should provide plenty of motivation to guards, wives, snipers etc. How

Assassination

2000-10-05 Thread Alex Tabarrok
the point of view of the leaders. Are there any good reasons for an anti-assassination policy? Alex -- Dr. Alexander Tabarrok Vice President and Director of Research The Independent Institute 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Assassination message dated Thu, 05 Oct 2000 14:35:26 -0700.

2000-10-05 Thread Sourav K. Mandal
"Alex Tabarrok [EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: Are there any good reasons for an anti-assassination policy? Let us consider two situations: * Not quite war (Cuba, Serbia until last week, Cold War USSR, etc.): Killing a leader will only make him a martyr, esp. if he has a stro