OUR OPINION. “A prisoner exchange is a dirty game. But in a dirty world sometimes the only choice”

Why can Americans exchange a captive basketball player for an arms dealer, but does a similar deal between our country and Iran collide with a “njet” from the constitutional court? “We must uphold our moral principles,” writes deputy editor-in-chief Dimitri Antonissen. “But in a dirty world that sometimes also means ‘choosing the lesser evil’ when that is the only way to save the life of a compatriot.”

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