That might as well be the headline on this Newsweek story, which breathlessly reports the scandalous decision by the US military to (prepare to be shocked) start killing people!

The “people” are terrorist leaders and insurgent cell members in Iraq and Syria. The plan is fairly straightforward: Teams of Iraqis led by U.S. Special Forces will find Bathist hold-outs like Saddam’s half-brother—currently believed to be hiding in Syria—and capture or kill them.

In the hands of Newsweek writers Michael Hirsh and John Barry, it sounds like the return of the SS. They call these U.S. military-led units “paramilitary,” which is confusing, and suggest the approach is similar to that used by “death squads” in El Salvador in the 1980s. Newsweek even throws in Iran-Contra for good measure.

The only thing Newsweek seems to be missing is journalism. Look for “Bush Enlists Bigfoot In Terror Fight” on Newsweek’s cover next week.