Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!SKIPSPC!DUSKNOX From: dusknox@SKIPSPC.IDBSU.EDU (Skip_Knox) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.history Subject: (no subject given) Message-ID: Date: 17 Jan 90 18:19:12 GMT Sender: History Reply-To: History Lines: 5 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Comments: To: HISTORY%FINHUTC.BITNET@idbsu.idbsu.edu I was going to cite a whole list of cases from ancient and medieval history, but JWS's response about Nuremberg is more succinct. The basic rule is, if you win the military battle, you can pretty well do as you please. That is well established in history, if not in international law. I find history far the more interesting and useful subject.