Was it cold blooded murder?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/62ptj45

Imran Khan the former Pakistan cricket captain says Osama bin Laden's death was "cold-blooded murder", but then goes on to say " If we knew where he was why did we not take him out? Why did we have to rely on the Americans?"

Assuming the term 'take him out' also means killing him, then it would seem that it is quite alright for the Pakistanis to 'take him out' but when the Americans do, it's called 'cold blooded murder'?

[sandyRoe]

'Take him out' might have meant take him to a restaurant somewhere. It must have got very tedious never leaving his house.

[naartje]

You like to gloat AOG-- another of your very unattractive traits

[Chaffinch]

Same old, same old, go for a nice walk and meet some new people you never know you may make friends!

[dotty.]

it doesn't matter if it was cold blooded murder, the desperate terrified and helpless people throwing themselves from the World Trade Centre didn't have the choice to defend themselves why should he have had that option?

[Mick-Talbot]

I think what is upsetting Mr Khan is that americans killed him on Pakistani soil.

I would feel the same if the americans had 'taken someone out' on British soil.

I'm sure, when Imran is running Pakistan, he will sort everything out.

[NoMercy]

Well said, Dot. May Bin liner be back in the very depths of hell where he came from.

[Chaffinch]

lol, well said Trim :)

[Gromit]

Of course it was murder. The only debate is whether it is acceptable to murder a mass murderer.

Khan's remarks were a little contradictory, but then again, he is a politician.

[dotty.]

I thought he was a cricketer, has he gone into politics? I always thought dear old Feddie Truman would have made a good politician, not Geoff Boycott though, he didn't think quick enough, great guy all the same

[Cowtipper]

"in a cold unemotional manner in a unlawful premeditated killing" seems pretty much the right way to kill anybody. Better than running in screaming like a madman full of hate and anger. Pull the trigger and done. Vigilante justice but still justice. I would have preferred to tell people I killed him, that he wet himself like a little kid, begged to turn his compatriots in, and tossed him in Gitmo and "debriefed" him. Then hang him to ensure that he didn't die with any honor.

I'm fairly certain killing people in Pakistan is against the law, so yes, it fits. I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning though so maybe some premeditation on my part would be better.

[Ric.ror]

He was a looker in his day was imran khan
He shouldn't be troubling his pretty little head with all this politic buisness