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xocet

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14. Which parts of the NYT opinion piece are false?
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 02:16 AM
Jul 2013

Here is an article that squares with the grandfather's statement:

Inside America's Dirty Wars
How three US citizens were killed by their own government in the space of one month in 2011.
Jeremy Scahill April 24, 2013 | This article appeared in the May 13, 2013 edition of The Nation.

...

As Abdulrahman mourned, the boy’s family members in Shabwah tried to comfort him and encouraged him to get out with his cousins. That was what Abdulrahman was doing on the evening of October 14. He and his cousins had joined a group of friends outdoors to barbecue. There were a few other people doing the same nearby. It was about 9 pm when the drones pierced the night sky. Moments later, Abdulrahman was dead. So, too, were several other teenage members of his family, including Abdulrahman’s 17-year-old cousin Ahmed.

Early the next morning, Nasser al-Awlaki received a phone call from his family in Shabwah. “Some of our relatives went to the place where [Abdulrahman] was killed, and they saw the area…. And they told us he was buried with the others in one grave because they were blown up to pieces by the drone. So they could not put them in separate graves,” Nasser told me.

With the horror setting in that their eldest grandson had been killed just two weeks after their eldest child, Nasser and Saleha watched in disbelief as numerous news reports identified Abdulrahman as being 21 years old, with anonymous US officials referring to him as a “military-aged” male. Some reports intimated that he was an Al Qaeda supporter and that he had been killed while meeting with Ibrahim al-Banna, an Egyptian citizen described as the “media coordinator” for AQAP.

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http://www.thenation.com/article/173980/inside-americas-dirty-wars?page=full#


Also, who is the uncle who "has put out misinformation in the past" and what was the misinformation?

Lastly, how do you know what you are saying is true? Do you have citations for the sources?

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Why isn't the family filing a wrongful death suit? The suit filed by CCR is sure to be dismissed, msanthrope Jul 2013 #1
Maybe, just maybe, when enough people realize that people in foreign countries are human, just like RC Jul 2013 #2
+1,000,000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #6
I agree. If only people would put themselves in the place of those being oppressed and killed. kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #46
The grandfather is NOT telling the truth. The boy was in a CAR with known terrorists. Tx4obama Jul 2013 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Jul 2013 #5
FYI: The article that you reference concerns Anwar al-Awlaki (the son) not Abdulrahman al-Awlaki xocet Jul 2013 #24
Yeah. You're right. Hissyspit Jul 2013 #31
Is their any heinous act by the government that you won't defend? [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2013 #7
There is a difference between defending something and not wanting to see misinformation. n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #9
There is no good reason to let facts get in the way of a good emotional rant... Pelican Jul 2013 #10
Oh good. The US doesn't know who their blowing up. That's even better. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #11
Which parts of the NYT opinion piece are false? xocet Jul 2013 #14
There are lots of things not correct Tx4obama Jul 2013 #16
Comment #5 does not discuss the death of the grandson.... xocet Jul 2013 #27
It seems that you did not read the articles too closely, so it is very hard to defend your position. xocet Jul 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author xocet Jul 2013 #26
K&R LittleBlue Jul 2013 #4
To which 'murderers' are you referring here? nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #36
The men who murder with red buttons LittleBlue Jul 2013 #41
So, do you think Obama should be impeached or just extradited to the Hague? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #43
If I'm honest LittleBlue Jul 2013 #44
He personally approved the strike on Anwar al Awlaki. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #45
When a child dies LittleBlue Jul 2013 #48
What should I be outraged over tonight: This or a Rolling Stone cover? Hmmm... Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #8
liar, liar, grandson's pants on fire! Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #12
Wow. Hissyspit Jul 2013 #17
you're welcome Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #18
Didn't thank you. Hissyspit Jul 2013 #19
now I see how you got 40K posts Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #20
Since 2004? Hissyspit Jul 2013 #21
it wasn't creepy. it was a riff off the fact that the guy is lying in his editorial Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #23
perhaps you can take the time to outline those lies? frylock Jul 2013 #33
What are the lies? leftstreet Jul 2013 #47
knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #13
Abdulrahman's father was part of al Queda, and al Queda has killed children in its attacks. pnwmom Jul 2013 #15
Yes, and Anwar al-Awlaki believed children should be raised 'on the love of Jihad' Tx4obama Jul 2013 #25
In post# 1, I asked why had the family filed such a lawsuit--as opposed to a wrongful death action. msanthrope Jul 2013 #42
So, you would hold the USA to the same standard as al-Qaeda? That is just brilliant! xocet Jul 2013 #28
No, as I said, we didn't kill the son deliberately. pnwmom Jul 2013 #29
Jeremy Scahill: Killing Anwar al-Awlaki Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #22
Holder's letter explaining why al-Awlaki was legally targeted: pnwmom Jul 2013 #30
Sure. A letter trumps the Constitution and it was an accident, anyway. Octafish Jul 2013 #37
The letter doesn't trump the Constitution. pnwmom Jul 2013 #39
Yes. The President can target Americans if they are deemed enemy combatants, and they are non- msanthrope Jul 2013 #40
Does that include journalists? Octafish Jul 2013 #49
Reminds me of the Tsaernaev family. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #34
K&R No words for this. woo me with science Jul 2013 #35
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #38
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