# Mastermind of Achille Lauro hijacking arrested in Iraq **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994 "2003-04-16T01:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/61 "2003-04-18T02:24:41Z")
It’s not a petty personal attack, sailor. It’s an accurate description of the contents of your postings of late: petty attacks on America. You are intentionally ignoring the facts as I pointed them out to you and in this case you’re also ignoring the facts that your hero, the terrorist, has already been tried, convicted, and sentenced. Now you’re talking about giving him forgiveness. His crime continued until the moment he was captured: Flight from Justice. That doesn’t show any contrition whatsoever. And instead of blaming the actual criminal, you blame America. You are also intentionally ignoring the facts of the matter over the lootings in Iraq. And whom do you blame for that? Of course, you blame America. It’s tired, it’s old, and it’s incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/62 "2003-04-18T03:58:55Z")
Various nations went after suspected NAZI war criminals for years after the war was over. There was an eastern orthodox bishop extradicted to West Germany from the United States in 1982 to face charges of war crimes committed during WWII. That’s 37 crime free years after the war had ended. Some crimes just don’t have a statute of limitation. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Estilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/63 "2003-04-18T14:06:40Z")
Well Monty, he isn’t the only one in the planet that blames america for the lootings. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/64 "2003-04-18T14:32:15Z")
Right, Estilicon. You do also. It doesn’t make either of you right. ---
**Author:** ![RandySpears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@RandySpears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandySpears)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/65 "2003-04-18T15:02:38Z")
Sorry for butting in, but. > [@](#): > > ## your over-riding thesis for a while on these boards is: “America’s government is automatically wrong.” > > ## John: sailor wants to have it only one way: “America’s wrong–automatically.” > > It’s not a petty personal attack, sailor. It’s an accurate description of the contents of your postings of late: petty attacks on America. When I see statements like these I actually expect the guys making them to be able to back them up. Otherwise it boils down to ranting, strawmen and ad hominem. So where are the cites, guys? ---
**Author:** ![zwaldd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a9adbd/32.png) [@zwaldd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zwaldd)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/66 "2003-04-18T20:01:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sailor \* > **Do you think it would be good to convert present day terrorists into apologetic ex-terrorists?** I think present day terrorists should be converted into dead ex-terrorists and apologetic ex-terrorists should be converted into convicted murderers. What Muslims need are more men who have never been terrorists. Men like Abbas have given their religion a permanent black eye, despite their remorse. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/67 "2003-04-18T20:25:11Z")
So when do we send the troops into Saudi Arabia (they’re already in the neighborhood) and pick up Idi Amin? Before or after we finally finish off Gaddafy (who, after all, _has_ killed Americans and somehow is still allowed to live)? ---
**Author:** ![Estilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994/68 "2003-04-18T20:54:51Z")
Zwaldd I think that I reported your post to a moderator, I wasn’t paying attention and I clicked on the damm link. Sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mastermind-of-achille-lauro-hijacking-arrested-in-iraq/168994.md?page=3)