tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1104981628690670983..comments2024-03-29T07:50:15.957+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Spy Fiction IIKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-20299821284806622692016-09-28T08:28:51.789+01:002016-09-28T08:28:51.789+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Exactly! There were times when agents...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Exactly! There were times when agents of the Time Patrol had to do or not do things that caused the deaths of people. Information which, if decisively acted on might have prevented Nine Eleven. Instead, hypothetically, agents of the Time Patrol used the infamously bureaucratic "wall of separation" preventing US law enforcement and intelligence agencies from sharing information. All in order to preserve the historical line of development leading to the Danellians. Oh yes, I can easily see many Patrol agents being deeply troubled by this!<br /><br />Assassination? Would that always be bad? It depends! Catholic theologians have debated the issue of tyrannicide and when it would be morally licit to depose or kill an unjust or usurping ruler. There seems to be good arguments on both sides of the question!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com