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2010-01-27 Home Front: WoT

Drone Strike on Al Qaeda Scrapped 'Cause Officials Feared Prosecution

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Posted by tipper 2010-01-27 10:50|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 An American citizen with suspected al Qaeda ties was killed in Nov. 2002 in Yemen in a CIA predator strike that was aimed at non-American leaders of al Qaeda. The death of the American citizen, Ahmed Hijazi of Lackawanna, NY, was justified as "collateral damage" at the time because he "was just in the wrong place at the wrong time," said a former U.S. official familiar with the case.

Ah, the "shit happens" defense.
Works for me.

Posted by tu3031 2010-01-27 11:20|| 2010-01-27 11:20|| Front Page Top

#2 The AmCit Radical Cleric in question is an open source identified AQ leadership member, the celric with whom MAJ Hassan of Ft. Hood infamy corresponded, and was in the vicinity of a targeted AQ camp.
The analogy would be calling off a B-17 strike on a Nazi headquarters during WWII because an AmCit German Army member is in the area.
Obambi himself said we are in a war with AQ, so the cleric is clearly an enemy combatant by his leadership role. But the WH lawyers need him to be exempt from military actions to avoid extra-judicial execution?
UFB!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2010-01-27 13:25|| 2010-01-27 13:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Clearly this is because he is a double agent posing as an AQ ally while actually being a US ally. AQ bigwigs would be well-advised to stick near him so as to avoid being drone zapped.

We take care of our own.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-01-27 15:39|| 2010-01-27 15:39|| Front Page Top

#4 It seems a remedy would be to prosecute government officials for failing to take action against known threats. Do your primary job of protecting the American people or go to jail.

Posted by ed 2010-01-27 16:47|| 2010-01-27 16:47|| Front Page Top

#5 After the BS surrounding the SEALS and the on again off again threat to prosecute members of GW's team, can you really blame these guys?
Bambi's team only has your back when they need it to drive the bus on it for a grease job.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-01-27 23:15|| 2010-01-27 23:15|| Front Page Top

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