Does the End justify the Means?
When the good guys play dirty. .. Photo: from the movie The Mahabharata , directed by Peter Brook Here, now, are the Rules of Engagement for the Kurukshetra War; they appear on page 257 of Sons of Gods: 1. Fighting must not begin before sunrise, and not continue after sunset. 2. Multiple warriors may not attack a single warrior. 3. Two warriors may duel only if they carry the same weapons and they are on equal standing, that is, unmounted, or on the same mount: a horse, an elephant, or a chariot. 4. The rules specific to each weapon must be followed; for instance, in mace warfare it is prohibited to strike below the waist. 5. No warrior may injure or kill a warrior who has surrendered; one who has surrendered becomes a prisoner of war, subject to protection through his enemy. 6. The lives of women and farmers are sacred; they must never be attacked or hurt. 7. No warrior may kill or injure an unarmed warrior, or an unconscious warrior, or a person or animal ...