Tribune Curiously Incurious

Editorializing on the Dubai killing of a murderous Hamas terrorist (we should have sympathy for this guy?) without mentioning the ongoing question of who killed him. (Why is it some suspects fled to Death to the Jews Iran) No, the Tribune pretty much lays this at Israel's feet.

Others are more responsible.

Earlier Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he was determined to “get to the bottom” of the case.

He told AM that officials had been working on the case through the night and pledged the Government would “not let the matter rest” and that Australia “will not be silent on the matter”.

“If Australian passports are being used or forged by any state, let alone for the purpose of assassination, this is of the deepest concern and we are getting to the bottom of this now,” he said.

“We will not leave a single stone unturned.”

Asked what action the Government may take against Israel, Mr Rudd replied: “Let us establish the facts first.”

A shameful editorial.

More. Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz: If Israel Killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Did it Have the Right To? And here.

P.S. As for Professor Turley, whom the Tribune quotes, his concern is misplaced. Terrorists don't usually target other terrorists--they target civilians.

That is why they are called terrorists. And that is why we try to kill them under the laws of war.