The outrage caused by Rory Stewart's suggestion that jihadis should be killed is a bit late. UK gov has been extrajudicially killing UK citizens in Syria since ~2013. Seems it does this because the men are dangers but the evidence against them is not permissible in a court of law
Not in the traditional sense, because UK govt doesn't recognise IS as a legitimate state. But the point is that the intelligence received about the activities of those travelling to Syria has often been obtained by methods that are not admissible in court.
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Thanks, Ellsworth says ‘They've been killed IN COMBAT, ON THE BATTLEFIELD. That's WAR, not a war crime (nor a crime of ANY sort). True???
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No, not true at all. Here's a good read: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/15/targeted-killing-secrecy-drone-memos-excerpt …
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And the thread also made me think, “The only good martyr’s a dead martyr”. !
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