West Point professor calls on US military to target legal critics of war on terror

[cali]

An assistant professor in the law department of the US Military Academy at West Point has argued that legal scholars critical of the war on terrorism represent a “treasonous” fifth column that should be attacked as enemy combatants.

In a lengthy academic paper, the professor, William C Bradford, proposes to threaten “Islamic holy sites” as part of a war against undifferentiated Islamic radicalism. That war ought to be prosecuted vigorously, he wrote, “even if it means great destruction, innumerable enemy casualties, and civilian collateral damage”.

Other “lawful targets” for the US military in its war on terrorism, Bradford argues, include “law school facilities, scholars’ home offices and media outlets where they give interviews” – all civilian areas, but places where a “causal connection between the content disseminated and Islamist crimes incited” exist.

“Shocking and extreme as this option might seem, [dissenting] scholars, and the law schools that employ them, are – at least in theory – targetable so long as attacks are proportional, distinguish noncombatants from combatants, employ nonprohibited weapons, and contribute to the defeat of Islamism,” Bradford wrote.

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/29/west-point-professor-target-legal-critics-war-on-terror?CMP=edit_2221

[DURHAM D]

1. oh what a relief...

I was afraid this was going to be an article about my cousin.

[lpbk2713]

2. I think I see the problem here.

He was absent the day they covered the US Constitution in law school.

And he was in military intelligence. An oxymoron if ever there was one.

[Electric Monk]

3. He's guilty of terrorism, for trying to (terrorize) scare people into silence. Send him to Gitmo. nt

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Here's some interesting background about this guy

http://archive.indystar.com/article/20051204/COLUMNISTS02/512040470/Truth-comes-out-about-professor-s-background

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Good Gods, that kind of 'stolen valour' liar is who teaches at West Point?

That was some pretty crappy vetting of his resume on their part.

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Indeed

And if someone has brought this to the attention of West Point, why is he still there?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. Not the Onion? nt

[Fast Walker 52]

11. yeah, I really was hoping it was!

pretty freaking sick otherwise.

[enlightenment]

8. Speaks volumes about West Point.

It's no secret that he misrepresented himself while in Indiana - to the point of misrepresenting his rank and service - and saying he had won a Silver Star. While technically not illegal, it is certainly not behavior that should be ignored by a military academy that preaches honor at every turn.

[dmr]

9. He betrays & disgraces their Honor Code & should not be there.

"A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."

What an awful liar and an awful American, to boot. He is no role model for these young cadets.

[PufPuf23]

10. This *ssh*t should be fired and institutionalized

as a public threat.