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oberliner

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45. He was a dual US-Yemeni citizen

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 05:16 PM

Jan 2012

From The Guardian:

A missile fired from an American drone has struck and killed a radical US-born Islamic cleric in Yemen, bringing an end to a controversial, two-year manhunt but reigniting questions over the targeting of a US citizen on foreign soil.

Anwar al-Awlaki, a dual US-Yemeni citizen, has been one of America's top targets in its fight against al-Qaida. His firebrand rhetoric had become renowned on jihadi websites and is thought to have inspired many more followers. With a blog, a Facebook page and numerous YouTube videos of his sermons, he had increasingly been regarded by the US as one of the most dangerous al-Qaida leaders.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/30/anwar-al-awlaki-killed-yemen

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Atlanta Newspaper Editor Suggests Assassinating Obama to "Preserve Israel's Existence" [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

I hope he gets arrested! n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #1

I don't think you can get arrested for free speech vminfla Jan 2012 #3

Advocating assassination is not a crime? Hugabear Jan 2012 #6

You can get arrested for threatening someone vminfla Jan 2012 #14

Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #25

Advocating violence is not protected speech Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #9

Yes, you can. For suggesting assassination of the president, OH YES YOU CAN! Ecumenist Jan 2012 #11

And you SHOULD! Aerows Jan 2012 #16

I don't think it hurts that he's a black mand not seen as a full human being by some. Ecumenist Jan 2012 #17

I'm sure that is part of it Aerows Jan 2012 #20

I have to admit that it wouldn't have hurt my feelings is he had a heart attack or drank Ecumenist Jan 2012 #19

I don't know.. Aerows Jan 2012 #24

What if he was a Muslim making this suggestion? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #21

This is more abstract vminfla Jan 2012 #29

It's more than Awlaki did. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #30

Awlaki was sharpening knives with terrorists vminfla Jan 2012 #37

Do you have a link to the charges because I have not been able to find sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #38

Al-Awlaki was under Yemeni indictment, He just happened to be killed with his terrorist bunk mates vminfla Jan 2012 #39

Yemeni indictment? That is the first I have heard of that. Again, do you have a link to sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #40

Al Awlaki charged with plotting and incitement to murder foreigners (Yemen News Agency Nov 2, 2010) oberliner Jan 2012 #41

That article doesn't make sense. He was not a Yemeni national, he was a US citizen. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #44

He was a dual US-Yemeni citizen oberliner Jan 2012 #45

Mmm, makes sense since his parents were from Yemen. However the pretend refusal of the sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #46

Awlaiki was reduced to a stain on the wall vminfla Jan 2012 #50

More of a niche periodical than a newspaper. onehandle Jan 2012 #2

I live in the Atlanta area and have never heard of this newspaper. RebelOne Jan 2012 #26

Is it wrong for me to hope that he gets a very unpleasant cavity search? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #4

So they want to assassinate Obama, and "obliterate" Israel's enemies... Hugabear Jan 2012 #5

Except this is one idiot from the Atlanta metro area who runs an regional paper RZM Jan 2012 #28

Who is "they"? oberliner Jan 2012 #42

This wasn't suggested by Israel; it was suggested by an Atlanta lunatic LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #48

He's just trying to get some mouse clicks by being shocking Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #7

+1 hifiguy Jan 2012 #22

WTF??!! Okay, these people need to be arrested! These people are becoming more Ecumenist Jan 2012 #8

Bingo! It is nothing less than treason cottage10 Jan 2012 #13

Welcome to Du, Cottage!! Ecumenist Jan 2012 #18

already backpedaled bigtree Jan 2012 #10

The secret service needs to step up its coverage of the President because as those on the mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #12

What kind of idiot thinks that's a reasonable thing to say? Aerows Jan 2012 #15

WTF!!! If this had happened under Bush... Initech Jan 2012 #23

I would expect the response from this country would obliterate Israel from the map. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #27

We would not even need to do that exboyfil Jan 2012 #36

um.... WHAT!?! Quantess Jan 2012 #31

Enjoy your Secret Service interview DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #32

Moron: thy name is Editor Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #33

Editor Andrew B. Adler, to be exact DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #34

The assassinations of the 1960s tore apart this nation. Mimosa Jan 2012 #35

Sounds like the Bush-Obama Doctrine, in another interpretation. K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #43

This is sheer lunacy LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #47

IIRC, that's treason Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #49

You might want to talk to Richard Humphreys about what will get you arrested jmowreader Jan 2012 #51