Remember when terrorism was "a law enforcement problem?"
That was before the advent of The One.
Personally, I have no problem with this rat**** being greased on sight. But if this was Bush doing this, the dumbasses would be calling for him to have box seats reserved at The Hague.
Hypocrisy on parade:
tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 03:11 PM
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Obama Administration Authorizes CIA to Kill US Citizen Updated at 11:27 PM
Source: truthout
The Obama administration has lowered another legal barrier shielding Americans from extrajudicial punitive action by their own government, in this case authorizing the CIA to kill a US citizen suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda in Yemen and links to two attacks inside the United States last year.
Anwar al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric born in New Mexico but now living in Yemen, may be the first US citizen targeted for assassination by the CIA under a counter-terror policy established by President George W. Bush and since embraced by President Barack Obama.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x262344Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 03:17 PM
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3. I think he knows the definition of treason.
SpartanDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 04:04 PM
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31. This is a war there is right to due process
if during WWII you decided to join up with Nazi's you killed like the rest of them. Being American citizen doesn't afford some special protection if you decide to take up arms against it,
ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 06:05 PM
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70. Since Awlaki is involved in plotting terrorist acts against his country, that's a GOOD thing. n/t
You can see where this is leading. Aside from the standard DU hypocrisy, you can bet some DUers would
love to see something like this against Tea Partyers.
backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 05:20 PM
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51. When you're in a foreign country, working with groups that wage war against the United States...
Don't be surprised if the United States wages war against you...
Like Jane Fonda?
Kdillard (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 03:24 PM
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6. Thank you. Are we really about protecting people who commit treason
Against America and its citizens?
Like John Walker Lindh?
ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 08:11 PM
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108. I repeat, this is in accordance with international law & Congress ruled on it after 9/11
Edited on Wed Apr-07-10 08:14 PM by ClarkUSA
As a general principle, international law permits the use of lethal force against individuals and groups that pose an imminent threat to a country, and officials said that was the standard used in adding names to the list of targets. In addition, Congress approved the use of military force against Al Qaeda after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. People on the target list are considered to be military enemies of the United States and therefore not subject to the ban on political assassination first approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07ye...
ChimpersMcSmirkers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 09:13 PM
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127. The police are granted the right to kill when someone is a mortal threat to themself
or others. You are correctly making the argument that this guy is a mortal threat to others.
B-b-but, isn't this just Chickens Coming Home To Roostâ„¢?
secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 03:22 PM
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5. I'm with the President on this one...that jerk will never get "close enough" for us to capture
him anyway....might as well take him out. I'm certain the evidence is overwhelming...Obama takes this shit very very seriously.
Kdillard (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-07-10 03:35 PM
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16. Stop acting as if this nutjob is some innocent. He made his choice.
Now if we could just get them to be as hawkish on the non-citizens who want to do America in.
