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Can we get some consensus on what "assassination" is? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by bubbalu@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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No. Blowing up Suleimani with a predator drone was not an assassination. No. Blowing up Saleh al-Arouri with a drone was not an assassination.

Assassination requires a scheme or subterfuge. It's creeping up on someone or setting up for the perfect moment. An entire military department directing a distance strike at a convenient moment is not an assassination, it is an act of war.

Assassination is ALSO generally an act of war but the method and context is different.

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[–] AlkaliMarxist@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

I disagree somewhat, I think an assassination is the targeted killing of an individual or group of individuals.

Differentiated from a military action because the intention is to kill a specific person and from murder because the goal is to effect some political gain.