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US citizen gunned down by American Government in Yemen
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Too soon to tell.
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wow...all of two minutes and dune spazzes out. why don't you go hide behind SF's skirt and let him debate the issue for you.
you should have more patience than two minutes before calling people pussies.
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how so?
You should read more of the thread. I posted this unanswered question 2 hours ago.
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Due process has to do with people who are jailed and/or charged with a crime. This was a military action in a warzone.
What war zone?
No american shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law.
There was no arrest, no trial, no sentence. He wasn't even tried in absentia.
We have now slid so far down the slippery slope that no one even notices anymore.
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was he engaged in active warfare against the US? was he an imminent threat?
i don't recall, but is it your belief that our take down of osama was also in violation of the 5th?
Was Osama an american?
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how much of a threat was osama in afghanistan?
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i didn't realize the constitution only applied to americans. are you suggesting we can just gun down anyone, anywhere if they are not american?
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As the Washington Post reported in January 2010, the Obama administration has elected to continue a post-Sept. 11 Bush administration policy authorizing the CIA and the military to kill U.S. citizens outside the country if there is strong evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities. U.S. officials reportedly maintain lists of citizens who they have the authority to kill. Awlaki's father unsuccessfully sought a court order last year to keep the government from killing his son.
al-Awlaki is a radical Islamic preacher who rose to the top ranks of al Qaeda in Yemen, and U.S. officials said he played a "significant operational role" in plotting and fomenting attacks on the country where he was born. "He directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day in 2009, he directed the failed attempt to blow up U.S. cargo planes in 2010, and he repeatedly called on individuals in the United States and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children to advance a murderous agenda," President Obama said Friday.
The Obama administration's position that it can kill a U.S. citizen without due process seems to stand in contrast to its handling of foreign-born terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who are provided access to lawyers and who the administration maintains should be tried in federal courts.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20113962-503544.html
interesting take. where does obama actually stand?
al-Awlaki is a radical Islamic preacher who rose to the top ranks of al Qaeda in Yemen, and U.S. officials said he played a "significant operational role" in plotting and fomenting attacks on the country where he was born. "He directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day in 2009, he directed the failed attempt to blow up U.S. cargo planes in 2010, and he repeatedly called on individuals in the United States and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children to advance a murderous agenda," President Obama said Friday.
The Obama administration's position that it can kill a U.S. citizen without due process seems to stand in contrast to its handling of foreign-born terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who are provided access to lawyers and who the administration maintains should be tried in federal courts.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20113962-503544.html
interesting take. where does obama actually stand?
Can you ever be serious about the topic?
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I think Obama should be impeached for this. It's obviously clear he violated the constitution and murdered an American citizen.
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In your opinion, is this legal, if you don't mind my asking?
I am sure you would be glad to see Obama leave office for any reason, and I understand that.
On this one point though, do you think this is legal?
I can assure you your answer either way will not affect Obama.
As an american, do you believe that the government should be able to bypass the constitution when convienent?
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Its not as if these are US citizens who are vacationing out of the country. The man was an expatriate, actively living abroad, engaged in high-level terrorist activities, and commanding a station of leadership within al-Queda.