Re: Babel

On 28 Mar 2024 22:40:08 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:

Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

Was Pancho Villa an authorized representative acting on behalf of
the Mexican government?  Or was he acting as a private citizen?

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Does it matter?  If a bunch of armed foreigners working together cross
the US border to use force against Americans, that's an invasion.

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What if it's only one armed foreigner?
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In 1066, was William the Conquerer an authorized representative acting
on behalf of the French government?

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He was the French government.  L'etat, c'etait lui.

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He was the Norman government, Philip I was the French government.