It's been a big weekend for the world. Friday saw the wedding of the year in London. There was a time when events like these would have been marked with auto da fe and other bloody amusements. We like to think our civilization has moved on.
On Sunday it was reported that an attack on Muamar Gadaffi's home brought the death of his youngest son -- the Libyan announcement stated him to be a martyr -- and some of his grandchildren. More fuel to the fire.
Today we hear the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. Would it not have been better to have him alive? As it is, the violation of the principle of rule of law is surely now complete.
The fighting season has begun in Afghanistan. One incident involved a twelve-year-old suicide bomber. Apart from the immorality of dealing thus with a child, what have the forces of the West done this weekend to offer a better way?
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