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Old 8th Feb 2013, 11:45
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SASless
 
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No...it doesn't matter....not at all.

If you don't mind being who you are killing.



Did we really have to kill the 16 year old Brother of Alwaki?

He was in a remote place in Yemen...was he that much of an "imminent threat" that we needed to drop a Hellfire Missile on his head?

He was an American Citizen and was not granted Due Process as he was entitled to by the Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

If we ignore the Rules of War....we face prosecution for War Crimes, Murder, and other charges.

So how do we treat the Drone Pilots here....take the view that "Orders are Orders!"?

We are asking the President to prove he is giving Legal Orders....and why should he refuse to show Congress how he came up with the idea that the Fifth Amendment does not apply. Why is that OLC Justification so sensitive that it cannot be published for the entire World to read?

If you are righteous, complying with the Law of the Land, then what have you got to hide?

They know their case will not bear scrutiny and that is why they do not want it examined by the Judicial System.

That should scare the pants off you....as how do you know your name might not pop up on the list someday? You won't know it until you get whacked....as they Feral Guvmint isn't going to tell you, they won't haul you into a Court, they won't advertise their decision.

We elect Presidents....not coronate a King every four years.
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