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But at least Amin didn't kill any American sailors or machinegun their lifeboats with Israeli-supplied arms, as the Israelis did for the crew of the USS Liberty in '67.

Except Israel didn't know it was a US ship.

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But at least Amin didn't kill any American sailors or machinegun their lifeboats with Israeli-supplied arms, as the Israelis did for the crew of the USS Liberty in '67.

Except Israel didn't know it was a US ship.

Oh. Then they believed they were machinegunning [20mm automatic cannon, actually] the liferafts and survivors of a belligerant with whomn they were at war, a war crime for which their commanders should have then been exectued, just as we executed Yamashita for the actions of the troops for whom he was responsible, though he had no direct knowledge of their activities. But as war crimes, it seems the Israeli actions were much better directed, with radio communications and control at the highest levels.

What do you suggest for them, hanging, as with generals Yamashita and Tojo, and German oberstgeneral Alfred Jodl? Or just for the lower-rankers?

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