A hierarchy of killing.

When it comes to killing foreigners there is a well established world order. It is not official but it is there none the less. At the top comes the US. The government and citizens of the US may commit any murder in any part of the world and insist on complete exoneration, always with success. Thus the US committed genocide in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and is still killing in Afghanistan but none of its soldiers have ever been tried or punished for slaughtering of innocent civilians. Raymond Davies shot 2 Pakistanis dead in cold blood and walked free with " diplomatic immunity ". Although not a diplomat Amanda Knox was freed by an Italian court on charges of double murder and is now set to make millions from a book deal. West Europeans come after the Americans in the order of license to kill. Thousands of Libyans were killed under the cover of a bogus UN Security Council resolution authorising protection of civilians. About a million Iraqis have died and its wealth looted under the abominable " Oil for Food " program. On February 16 crew of an Italian merchant vessel, Enrica Lexie, shot 2 innocent fishermen to death off the coast of Kerala. The Italians claimed that they mistook the 2 fishermen as pirates and refused to identify who fired the fatal shots. Italians diplomats have boarded the vessel, a crime scene, and are creating every obstacle to frustrate Indian police. They are claiming that the shooting took place in international waters as though killing innocent people in international waters is allowed under international law. This is the result of a mindset which makes Italians free a US citizen with tails between their legs but behave like uncivilised brutes when dealing with Indian authorities. However, we invite such contempt by being spineless. Peter Bleach, a British citizen sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Purulia arms drop case was freed by Presidential pardon after serving a mere 8 years. Would any Indian be freed by Britain in such circumstances? Bleach expressed his gratitude to the British government for " relentlessly " pursuing his case, as well he might. Warren Andersen, chief of Union Carbide was lovingly escorted out of Bhopal and India by the Chief Minister of MP, Arjun Singh after thousands had died in the Bhopal disaster. When leaving he said," There is one law for India and one law for the US. Goodbye India." Precisely put.