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Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuke scientist with remote AI gun – report

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There is no world court or legal structure. The word "illegal" has no meaning in international affairs.

This action was performed in a specific country - Iran. I am sure it was illegal there. Isn't that enough?

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How bizarre for you to sidestep the issue and go after issues with the laws of Iran! In what country is it legal to assassinate a scientist?

We considered shooting Werner Heisenberg during WW2 if there was convincing evidence he was moving a Nazi atomic weapons program along. Certainly that would have been against German or Swiss (this was during a visit to Switzerland) law.

A key factor there is the word 'war'.

Re: Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuke scientist with remote AI gun – report

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post #41

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There is no world court or legal structure. The word "illegal" has no meaning in international affairs.

This action was performed in a specific country - Iran. I am sure it was illegal there. Isn't that enough?

A legal system only has influence within its borders though (other than extradition treaties). And since the drone can't be prosecuted and the operators are outside of the borders, what can you do but give them bad press?

Re: Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuke scientist with remote AI gun – report

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post #41

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This action was performed in a specific country - Iran. I am sure it was illegal there. Isn't that enough?

A legal system only has influence within its borders though (other than extradition treaties). And since the drone can't be prosecuted and the operators are outside of the borders, what can you do but give them bad press?

A lot of times when people say illegal, they really want to say immoral but that word sounds too out of place in common language.

Is it okay to assassinate scientists? How about tech CEOs and software engineers?

To me, the most troubling thing is that Iran seems to do nothing in response.

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So this is a public bragging about illegally putting a gun in a foreign country and assassinating a person, all the while being comfortably sure that no national or international pushback will come. Quite disturbing to read.

There is no world court or legal structure. The word "illegal" has no meaning in international affairs.

UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice

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There are many things which are illegal in Iran yet practiced widely, like consuming alcohol or being attracted to your own gender. I wouldn't use the Iranian book of laws as a moral compass myself, but to each their own.

How bizarre for you to sidestep the issue and go after issues with the laws of Iran! In what country is it legal to assassinate a scientist?

He's a nuclear scientist. Working on a nuclear bomb. For Iran. Wich is run by radical extremists. He's essentially a terrorist. Albeit one who goes around in a white lab coat as opposed to a machine gun and who has never harmed a fly but is more dangerous than the entire taliban put together.

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So this is a public bragging about illegally putting a gun in a foreign country and assassinating a person, all the while being comfortably sure that no national or international pushback will come. Quite disturbing to read.

What's illegal about it?

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We considered shooting Werner Heisenberg during WW2 if there was convincing evidence he was moving a Nazi atomic weapons program along. Certainly that would have been against German or Swiss (this was during a visit to Switzerland) law.

A key factor there is the word 'war'.

Did Iran and Israel ever sign a peace treaty? In 2020, the UAE normalized relations with Israel, and many countries took the opportunity to remind everyone that even if we are all dying of COVID, they would prefer that Israel go first.
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