The legal ambivalence surrounding Sunday's attack did not prevent Obama from authorizing Osama bin Laden's extrajudicial execution. This move highlights America's moral predilection to unequivocally distinguish between good and evil, regardless of international law. But when Israel adopts the same moral compass in determining its actions, the world is up in arms.
Bin Laden wanted poster 311 R(photo credit: Reuters)ByDEBORAH DANAN