The memories of a dozen American soldiers, interviewed by the Associated Press and the persistence of two national councils of churches — Korean and American — have brought to light one of the few documented intentional killings of civilians by an American army unit. (religion-online.org)
The issue is whether intentional killing in war is ever a good thing, not whether one ought to grit one's teeth and bravely commit one wrong rather than another. (religion-online.org)
Much pressure is put upon this by what the document calls the «problematic features» that «The Act unfortunately retains a feature of recent English Law... acceptance of certain decisions to bring about death», namely intentional killing by «omission», even and especially «of food and water» (p. 19). (faith.org.uk)