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Comments on: What constitutes an “armed attack”? http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/ Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jim Bliss http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58011 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:21:39 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58011 Smart sanctions against Russia? If that’s the plan then I suggest waiting a few months. It could be a long, cold Winter in Western Europe without Russian gas.

]]> By: jim jay http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58009 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:33:55 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58009 “smart sanctions” the thing is I think Russia could well do more damage to the UK economy than we could to its – the fact is the Russian government is getting away with far worse than this, but this occasion just happens to be on British soil.

I would like to ask though what people think could actually be done beyond diplomatic frowning.

]]> By: matt.h2o http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58007 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:55:04 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58007 Phil – it wouldn’t surprise me if the poison had been made somewhere in the former USSR for covert use by an intelligence agency. Clandestinely distributed weapons can end up in the wrong hands, though – that’s the problem with spookery, it’s always hard to tell where things are going to end up.

]]> By: Stu http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58004 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:03:23 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58004 http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/29/russia.illness.reut/index.html

Worrying!

]]> By: G. Tingey http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58003 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:48:17 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-58003 Or, rogue elements, out-of-control inside the Russian state, or, for that matter, another case of “Who will rid me of this turbulent priest” – oops!

]]> By: Phil Hunt http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57999 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:29:28 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57999 Matt: “someone went to a lot of trouble to make Litvinenko’s death as exotic as possible. Why not hit him with a car during his 5 mile morning run?”

Why not indeed?

On the other hand, whoever did it had access to polonium-210, which is fairly exotic stuff, the sort of thing that a lone assassin wouldn’t be able to get hold of but which the Russian state could.

]]> By: matt h2o http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57998 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:31:20 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57998 Assuming, of course, that the Russian state was responsible. Not wanting to defend Putin too much – I’m not fond of the guy – but someone went to a lot of trouble to make Litvinenko’s death as exotic as possible. Why not hit him with a car during his 5 mile morning run?

]]> By: Phil Hunt http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57994 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57994 Joe: “We will do nothing of course.”

You are probably right.

I think at the very least the UK government should start talking about “smart sanctions” against the Putin regime, to show our displeasure. If the Russians don’t know we are pissed off, they are more likely to do it again.

“Still, very restrained to call it an armed attack. Why not nuclear attack?”

You could look at it that way.

]]> By: Alex http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57992 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:12:54 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57992 Wow, that’s to troll what polonium-210 is to assassination.

]]> By: pvnam_3 http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/11/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57988 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:55:44 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/11/27/what-constitutes-an-armed-attack/#comment-57988 [comment deleted by Phil Hunt because it is nonsense]

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