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5/23/2013 3:10:04 PM
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U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes
[quote][url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?_r=0]Sauce[/url][/quote]
Citizens that were killed:[quote]
Anwar al-Awlaki: radical cleric[b](it isn't a crime to be Muslim or passionate about it)[/b], allegedly the inspiration for several plots against the U.S
Samir Khan: al-Qaeda propagandist[b] (Also not a crime)[/b]
Jude Kenan Mohammed: [b]possible [/b]plotter in 9/11 anniversary threat
Abd al-Rahman: Anwar al-Awlaki's son([b]Not a crime[/b]), 16 years old[/quote]
Does it worry you that these Drone Strikes are now Judge, Jury, and Executioner? Even though you're in another country it doesn't mean you lose your rights. They had the RIGHT to a fair trial, we see the Muslim name and then we assume they're foreign. Even when commiting treason, YOU NEED A TRIAL.
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3 RepliesA drone strike isn't the "judge, jury and executioner" It could as easily be a sniper. What is the difference if you are killed by a hellfire launched from a Predator, or if your head is taken off by a .50 cal from a Barrett? I don't understand why drone are the problem. The problem is the CIA and NSA given carte blanche to do what they want in the name of Nation Security, and no one being able to call them out on it. People like you, OP, confuse the issue. You make it about drones when it should be about accountability. They could have used any number of means to kill those men. No matter the method, they would have been just as dead.
