Otherwise such actions may create a vendetta between us and the tribes neighbouring Uganda.

The problem with revenge, however, is that it provokes further revenge, setting in motion a cycle of violence and counter violence the culture of vendetta. And vendetta is by definition not so much immoral, or even unjust, as it is lawless.

So far, he has done nothing to counteract the legal nihilism against which he himself has spoken. But maybe he will in the course of this trial, which resembles a personal vendetta even more than the first one did.

The only thing is that it's liable to having its bluff called, and therefore can only work if it's credible. To make it credible, you must avenge all insults and settle all scores, which leads to the cycles of bloody vendetta.

Six people were killed a reminder of what can happen if violent polarization continues between neighboring towns and villages. Vendetta politics is not unknown in Libya, and, in an armed society comprising more than 120 tribes including around 30 with significant numbers and resources it can become extremely dangerous.

When Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia s president a little more than a year ago, he promised to do away with the legal nihilism in Russia. Although he was a close confidante of Vladimir Putin and probably was able to assume presidential office exclusively for that reason, many dared to hope that he would stop the vendetta against Khodorkovsky and all those who had been close to him.