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Australia Urged to Kill Baasyir
A former Australian diplomat has called on his country to assassinate radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir, the alleged spiritual leader of regional terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah. Duncan Campbell, a former Australian ambassador to Rome and Vienna, says Baasyir would be a legitimate target for a state-sanctioned but "deniable" poisoning.
| ... or even a simple case of "heart failure." |
| I can suggest one poison they shouldn't use ... |
"Can you imagine how easy it ought to be in a prison such as the one Baasyir is in, to persuade someone for a lump of money to doctor his rice? That wouldn't involve Australian hands at all, except perhaps the passing by someone to someone of a little lump of chemicals of some sort," Campbell was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald daily on Saturday. Baasyir is currently on trial in Jakarta on charges of plotting and/or inciting terrorist attacks. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and even claimed Jemaah Islamiyah does not exist. Campbell said Australia should adopt a policy to assassinate key members of regional terrorist networks, because killing them would be more effective and cost fewer lives than going to war.
| To me, that makes perfect sense. There are those who say there's something wrong with the concept, but their number is decreasing daily, as we kill them off one by one... |
Campbell criticized Australia for willingly joining military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan that have claimed the lives of innocent civilians, but being reluctant to assassinate known terrorists.
| Give it time. It'll come. |
Posted by: Fred 2004-12-20 |
