The father of senior Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouhwith a photo of his son Photo: Reuters
How Murder Became An Accepted Tool Of Foreign Policy -- Alasdair Palmer, The Telegraph
The apparent consensus that assassination is legitimate is very sinister, says Alasdair Palmer.
David Miliband says it is "outrageous". The French foreign ministry has expressed its "deep concern". Even the Americans appear to be gearing up for a major diplomatic protest. And the cause of all the outrage? Not the murder, almost certainly by the Israelis, of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. Rather, it's that the murderers used forged British and French passports – or in America's case, that they used a US credit card to book flights to Dubai for six members of the hit squad.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Murder under a mushroom cloud -- Times Online editorial
Israel can accelerate peace by exercising restraint -- The Guardian editorial
Broken 'engagement' in the Middle East -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
Prize on the Battlefields of Marja May Be Momentum -- Dexter Filkins, New York Times
Let's refocus: Kashmir, not Kabul -- Doug Saunders, Globe And Mail
The Downfall of Human Rights -- Joshua Kurlantzick, Newsweek
Mali: A New Haven for Al Qaeda -- Olivier Guitta, Real Clear World/Global Post
Is the attorney general wrong on terrorism trials? -- Washington Post
Uncertainty beyond the Greek financial crisis -- Ian Bremmer & Jon Levy, Japan Times
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