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Not a good idea to start a post by exculpating Anwar al-Awlaki Azathoth Dec 2011 #1

So you DON'T think a person has a right to a legal defense before being killed Bonobo Dec 2011 #5

Maybe because he was an enemy combatant working for Al-Qaeda? FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #8

Wow, shouldn't that be like judged by a trial or something??? Bonobo Dec 2011 #10

Sometimes criminals die in shootouts. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #13

What crime was the US-born teenager accused of? Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #19

He was not just "US born". he was an American teenager. Bonobo Dec 2011 #22

these same actions by Bush = holy SHIT we would have gone nuts. hell, we did go nuts. piratefish08 Dec 2011 #49

The teenage son wasn't accused of a crime, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #39

Ahhh, so you think the death is less abhorrent and more acceptable for a democratic president EOTE Dec 2011 #67

An example of such a shootout here: Capitalocracy Dec 2011 #28

Do you extend the same logic to enemy soldiers in a war? Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2011 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author bowens43 Dec 2011 #53

An "enemy combatant" is a bu$h/Cheney invention to RC Dec 2011 #61

Funny how times change, governments change, policies change. LanternWaste Dec 2011 #74

Wait, this happened in Denver? boppers Dec 2011 #14

What the hell are you talking about? Azathoth Dec 2011 #15

No, he died because we really do not care much who else dies when we execute people because RC Dec 2011 #65

That was not such a situation treestar Dec 2011 #62

NO, the real issue is the fact we are even there in the first place. RC Dec 2011 #70

No, he is not. Do you realize what you just said?? A child can be killed because of something their sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #50

It's an inability to critically analyse a situation... Cid_B Dec 2011 #52

So a parent who brings his child to a warzone bears no responsibility? Azathoth Dec 2011 #54

Dump him! ProSense Dec 2011 #2

Ironically you are right. Bonobo Dec 2011 #4

Yup ProSense Dec 2011 #12

Poor people will die from lack of heating assistance. Probably old ones. Capitalocracy Dec 2011 #29

Yes ProSense Dec 2011 #37

Yeah, I don't get Ron Paul supporters, either. REP Dec 2011 #3

It's always good to see another person with sense that made the DU3 switch... Modern_Matthew Dec 2011 #6

Hmmm? ProSense Dec 2011 #16

Do you have any evidence the kid was the target geek tragedy Dec 2011 #7

Nope. Just that it would be an insane coincidence. Bonobo Dec 2011 #9

The father ran with self-described terrorists. So did the son. boppers Dec 2011 #17

The father was a US citizen. The son was a US citizen. No charges were leveled against either. Bonobo Dec 2011 #20

But they weren't the targets, they were at a top Al-Qaeda operatives house. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #21

Ha ha, bullshit mixed with speculation. Bonobo Dec 2011 #25

Uh, yeah no. It's not speculation. He was a wanted criminal on the run from authority. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #31

Some people love to argue for the sake of arguing joeglow3 Dec 2011 #68

You check the citizenship of people shooting at you? boppers Dec 2011 #55

Are you sure you are down with the idea of leaving Al Qaeda operatives alone? treestar Dec 2011 #63

A Yemeni judge already convicted him to death, he was on the run. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #18

OK, a "Yemenite" Court conviction has more weight... GReedDiamond Dec 2011 #23

Hundreds of Americans each year are sentenced in foreign courts and can't be helped by the U.S. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #27

And how many of them have subsequently... GReedDiamond Dec 2011 #30

*Yawn* FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #32

Yeah, your continued defense of the indefensible... GReedDiamond Dec 2011 #33

Nope, its just that yours is worn out. Can't muster the empathy for terrorists. Sorry. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #35

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You're calling the wrong person a coward. Trust me. Still can't muster up the empathy for terrorists FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #45

He's giving you the benefit of the doubt by saying you're afraid of terrorists. Capitalocracy Dec 2011 #51

"Al Qaeda was essentially created by the CIA" boppers Dec 2011 #56

It had all happened in Yemen treestar Dec 2011 #64

LOL, it would be an insane coincidence that the son of an Al Qaeda operative would be in the house Azathoth Dec 2011 #24

It wasn't blunt. It was weak, late and murky. Bonobo Dec 2011 #26

Here ya go Azathoth Dec 2011 #34

Ha ha ha. Thanks for proving my point. Bonobo Dec 2011 #41

LOL I prove that you have no idea what you're talking about, so you just declare victory anyway Azathoth Dec 2011 #43

You cannot disguise your open contempt for Constitutional Rights. Bonobo Dec 2011 #46

You can't shout "fire" in a crowded theater Azathoth Dec 2011 #48

Typical of several of our more prolific DU thread starters. emulatorloo Dec 2011 #58

And who would our government apologize to? The wife of the Al-Qaeda member Anwar al-Awlaki? Tx4obama Dec 2011 #44

Quite a few probably did, thus the outrage at his doing what he said he'd do. joshcryer Dec 2011 #11

President Obama did NOT order the killing of a US teenager Tx4obama Dec 2011 #36

Ssssh! ProSense Dec 2011 #38

Bingo... SidDithers Dec 2011 #71

With the Iraq war ending, the manufactured outrage needs to be refocused. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #69

Anwar al-Awlaki's SON grew up OUTSIDE of The USA Tx4obama Dec 2011 #42

Aw-laki did too, mostly treestar Dec 2011 #66

Fringe overreaction once again. The Feinstein Amendment fixed the bill. Enough paranoia. RBInMaine Dec 2011 #47

people in this thread describing yemen as a war zone. . . themadstork Dec 2011 #59

And I wish people wouldmn't idol worship...you are totally joeybee12 Dec 2011 #60

Pffftttt.... SidDithers Dec 2011 #72

It's "to tread." n/t wryter2000 Dec 2011 #73