Aussaresses Algeria

the French vs. FLN

battle of the City of Algiers

• Aussaresses admits to killing to FLN leaders and made it look like a suicide
• ben heady was hung
• ali somebody or other was pushed from a six story window

approval from Paris

• discussion of implicit or tacit approval by Paris of the assasinations (Mitterand was implicated)

effectiveness of assasination

• he says these killings crippled the insurgent capacity and forced them to retreat into the mountains
• attacks died down significantly
• killings had a demonstration effect against french sympathizers in Paris who supported the FLN

conclusion

• justice is expendable and has no role in COIN operations
• Algeria
• admitted killing two prominent resistance FLN leaders and making them look like suicide
• Terror is the only way to victory in CI warfare
• claims in COIN the justice system gets clogged
• civilians justice standards are too high and paralyzing for war
• he advocates killing suspects again