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Mahony says Kosovo conflict meets just war principles
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said in a radio interview the NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia in the Kosovo conflict meet Catholic criteria for a just war.
Speaking on the National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation" April 13, Mahony said the Kosovo situation "probably has crossed that threshold" for a just war. "No war is ever black or white. You can't say it's totally just or totally unjust," he said. But "this particular war has probably gone over that edge already."
In a transcript of the interview furnished to Catholic News Service, he said: "There were incredible ...