[gusopol3]

years ago, when Americans continually went missing in Lebanon, either murdered or kidnapped, it was asked why similar things never happened to Soviets. The answer was that the KGB had shown that they would find and eliminate any family member of any known perpetrator. The esteem in which these assassins are held (Brit Hume noted that their survivors are sent letters by Arafat, welcomed to Mecca by the Saudis, and sent checks by Sadaam) invites the same response. It can only save lives.