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Prometheus, Deterred

Was the hard-line policy that resulted in the cold-blooded death of an unarmed Brazilian in London a mistake?

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br> Of Thatcher’s voice said ‘shoot to kill’.” /p>

Britain’s Operation Kratos is not a brand-new policy, but one backed by sound logic and a historical precedent in Britain’s last counterterrorist campaign. It withstood the backlash of Operation Flavius, and it ought to weather the storm over the tragedy of Mr. de Menezes. If shoot-to-kill for suspected bombers was good enough for the IRA under Thatcher, why should al Qaeda get a pass under Blair?

I doubt it will console the family of Mr. de Menezes to think that his death might yet prevent more deaths in the future. But if we are to find some good in this tragedy, it is that the terrorists now know that Britain, despite her politically correct rhetoric, is deadly serious about defending herself.

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Islam, Military, Iraq, NATO

Letter to the Editor View all comments (11) |

Black.HDTV | 11.15.10 @ 7:31AM

erm.. I agree with the comments above

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