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Originally posted by techweenie
The standard appears to be very finely applied. I've seen news reporters go to great lengths to condemn suicide bombers for packing their bomb jackets with ball bearings or other shrapnel. But if we or our allies drop area antipersonnel munitions ('area denial' is such an innocuous-sounding phrase, why don't the Palestinians pick it up for their press releases?) then we are only inflicting unintended collateral damage.
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I think the suicide bomber has intent, you know, with other shrapnel.