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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040325-091452-7923r.htm
Targeted Killing
(Washington Times) Ariel Cohen - Yassin was responsible for the deaths of hundreds and lifelong maiming of thousands of Israeli women, children, and elderly. He set up brainwashing factories in mosques and schools to legitimize and enable murder of Jews whom he called "sons of monkeys and pigs," in preparation to total destruction of Israel. Glorifying him as a "spiritual leader" is like glorifying Joseph Goebbels as a "spiritual leader" of the Third Reich. While not perfect, robust antiterror operations will remain the most effective tools in a policymaker's arsenal when diplomacy and deterrence fail. In absence of effective nation-states able to control global radical Islamist terrorist networks, from Madrid to Gaza to the North Western Province in Pakistan, targeted killings are legitimate acts of national self-defense. The writer is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation.