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2014-06-25 Government

Pentagon Official: WH Kill Memo Is Out And Libertarians Were Right "-- It's Murder

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-25 02:18|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The outrage strikes me as funny---because it's (fundamentally) based on the notion that O & Co will let any laws constrain them.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-06-25 05:06|| 2014-06-25 05:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, the NY Slimes sought out the memo, no doubt to clear the Lightbringer of all the scurrilous charges. Now that they have the memo, how long will it take them to report on its contents, and how can they spin it into something positive?

You gotta give the Pubs credit - they sure are good a drumming up bad news on Champ! Too bad half the country doesn't believe them. Or care.

Posted by Bobby 2014-06-25 07:47|| 2014-06-25 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 And the drones of the Left keep talking about Bush's "illegal" war. Never mind he went to Congress and the UN and got authorizations. It was all about power, never about morality, suckers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-25 08:26|| 2014-06-25 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Shaykh Anwar al-Aulaqi and 14 year son got drone-zapped? al-Aulaqi might have been dirty but his 14 year old son was probably not. His son might have had little to say about being in Yemen. al-Aulaqi had reported links to terrorism (911) in the U.S. although I don't think he was ever adjudicated through our court system. The FBI let him go and he fled to Yemen as I recall. He was then accused in absentia of stirring up trouble in Yemen and the U.S. from afar. al-Alaqui was not the most lovable of citizens and most likely was guilty of scheming in nefarious activities but who will ever know now? Unilateral power plays are scary things. What criteria was used by Obama and his henchman to drone zap this guy. What about the next guy that mouths off and ticks off Obama? Suppose then, he extends his criterion to drone zap domestically to someone in the Tea Party. (assuming the IRS doesn't/can't trump enough up against them to jug them). Such decisions made in isolation and not subject to public scrutiny via the courts is similar to the FISA court or the TSA no-fly lists--there is no appeal.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-25 09:45|| 2014-06-25 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 This entire PAK drone zap affair is little more than a beta-test for Champ's domestic dooms day scenario. It will be quite easy to sort it all out from the air. Just avoid targeting the Law Enforcement MRAPS.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-25 09:50|| 2014-06-25 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 The proper way to do this is to try the person In absentia, have them found guilty, and then declare them an outlaw. Drone zapping an outlaw would be quite legal.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-25 18:40|| 2014-06-25 18:40|| Front Page Top

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