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legitimacy of the target doesn't change the definition of

Posted on: January 6, 2020 at 11:16:00 CT

ashtray UF

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as·sas·si·nate
/əˈsasnˌāt/

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murder (an important person) in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
"the organization's leader had been assassinated four months before the coup"

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Bold rhetoric in Tehran today - Ace AU - 1/6 10:54:09

are you their new propaganda minister(nm) - dangertim MU

- 1/6 11:33:53

Trump has sealed our demise(nm) - Th8tnTiger MU - 1/6 11:13:31

Is Baghdad Bob now Tehran Tim?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/6 11:09:17

What we don't get to hear over loudspeakers are all the - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:01:10

The islamic revolution in iran in 1979? - Freeglider USA - 1/6 11:10:35

Occurred because of the brutal distator that 'we' installed - mizzoumurfkc KC - 1/6 11:13:51

Ummm, we didn't install him to his throne. He rose to it - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:22:30

so let's bring them freedom and democracy! - ashtray UF - 1/6 11:06:57

That's up to them. I was in favor of Saddam and Assad - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:10:42

Exactly nm - mizzoumurfkc KC - 1/6 11:06:41

Or all the people in the middle east that just want to be - hefeweizen MU

- 1/6 11:03:15

' They hate us for our freedoms' is a complete - mizzoumurfkc KC - 1/6 11:09:45

that's why hackie loves to repeat it - ashtray UF - 1/6 11:10:56

He's not the only con who believes it nm - mizzoumurfkc KC - 1/6 11:12:04

Wish you were there? You could cheer them on. nm - hokie VT - 1/6 10:57:33

They need a new PR firm. Better to play the victim - TigerMatt STL - 1/6 10:56:14

At this juncture, I don’t think they care - Ace AU - 1/6 10:58:26

If they were smarter, they'd play on a rogue US President - TigerMatt STL - 1/6 11:01:05

What reputation? US already had a reputation of murdering - hefeweizen MU

- 1/6 10:59:40

It's just this time we let state players know that they - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:03:07

with or without evidence - ashtray UF - 1/6 11:07:57

So we now agree it was indeed an assassination. Good(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/6 11:04:01

It was the killing of a military target who was actively - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:13:56

legitimacy of the target doesn't change the definition of - ashtray UF - 1/6 11:16:00

War was never declared on Iran. It was an illegal act.(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/6 11:15:29

Well then, so was the attack on our embassy. - MKrip MU - 1/6 11:23:59

Ok. Now what?(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/6 11:27:21

perpetrated by who? (nm) - ashtray UF - 1/6 11:24:19