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...threat of assassination of a head of government may now have been elevated by Gaddafi, in an era of worldwide terrorism, to a conscious act of statecraft by a sovereign nation. "For years after World War II, heads of state were considered off-limits to assassination teams," observes Paul Wilkinson, professor of international relations at Aberdeen University, Scotland. "If the reports are true, we are being faced with a sinister new development...
...Jane P. Wilkinson...
Neither Syria nor Pakistan are Bonn signatories. But some experts feel that such sanctions should be imposed against them, anyway. If Syria gives the Pakistani hijackers sanctuary, says the University of Aberdeen's Paul Wilkinson, "the signatories of the Bonn declaration* should invoke its provisions for severing all air links with any country that gives haven to skyjackers." Adds Wilkinson: "We must make governments in high-risk areas painfully aware that they and the terrorists will pay a heavy price...
Many Third World countries lack the military expertise for such operations. Kupperman suggests that Pakistan, for instance, might have used outside mercenaries. Wilkinson goes further, calling for an "international hostage rescue force" that would counter terrorists round the globe...
...James D. Wilkinson, associate professor of History and of History and Literature, lauded the Gomes plan, saying. "There is something to be said for the visibility of efforts to increase the integration" of minorities...