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WillyT

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Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:13 PM Mar 2012

For Your Consideration... U.S. Assassinations Of American Citizens.. [View all]

Via Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com: "In a speech at Northwestern University yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder provided the most detailed explanation yet for why the Obama administration believes it has the authority to secretly target U.S. citizens for execution by the CIA without even charging them with a crime, notifying them of the accusations, or affording them an opportunity to respond, instead condemning them to death without a shred of transparency or judicial oversight. The administration continues to conceal the legal memorandum it obtained to justify these killings, and, as The New York Times' Charlie Savage noted, Holder's "speech contained no footnotes or specific legal citations, and it fell far short of the level of detail contained in the Office of Legal Counsel memo...". The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.


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If anyone encourages killing of innocent americans. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #1
Does that include Holder who is encouraging the killing of innocent Americans? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #3
In my view surfdog Mar 2012 #21
What lies? Is Holder not endorsing the killing of innocent Americans? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #22
What innocent Americans? USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #29
The Americans who haven't had a trial. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #33
Who? USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #35
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #4
you just encouraged the killing of innocent americans right there. a simple pattern Mar 2012 #6
the guy was a f-ing terrorist gholtron Mar 2012 #2
How Does One... "Loose Sleep" ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #5
Let sleep the dogs of jsmirman Mar 2012 #7
somehow I fear that pun may have been too obtuse... jsmirman Mar 2012 #9
I thought it was brilliant, not obtuse at all. Dragonfli Mar 2012 #16
I'm afraid I stepped on it and crushed the poor little thing jsmirman Mar 2012 #19
I didn't know sleep was tight, let alone in need of loosening, is it some sort of psychic knot? Dragonfli Mar 2012 #15
That's the teabagger spelling bongbong Mar 2012 #23
You caught a spelling error. USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #31
Does anyone care that Awlaki was an FBI Asset prior to 9/11 think Mar 2012 #8
I agree - there is proof socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #10
Speechless pmorlan1 Mar 2012 #20
Don't be speechless - give me some feedback socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #26
For one thing, WHO draws that line, and how are they accountable? bvar22 Mar 2012 #28
So let me ask you a question. USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #30
Let's stay focused, please... socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #32
Thats an incredibly naive distinction. bvar22 Mar 2012 #34
Who should decide? treestar Mar 2012 #38
How is this Irish example the same thing as preaching that it is a duty to kill Americans? treestar Mar 2012 #40
You don't know a lot about the CIA, I don't think. N/t DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #24
Awliki's father (in US) wrote to President Obama begging him not to kill his son librechik Mar 2012 #25
Such good analysis. Thanks. rudycantfail Mar 2012 #11
The "terrorist" meme is SHIT. One CANNOT THINK CLEARLY WITH IT. That is its purpose. saras Mar 2012 #12
Another thing, those of us who remember the Holocaust remember that truedelphi Mar 2012 #13
your voice, like those you speak of... Jake MacButters Mar 2012 #14
Good post, Jake MacButters. Welcome to DU. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #17
My spouse read me a wonderful quote yesterday, by Howard Zinn. truedelphi Mar 2012 #41
So you have seen the fnords. :) nt sudopod Mar 2012 #18
here is your justification gholtron Mar 2012 #27
Al Awlaki obviously doesn't consider himself an American citizen treestar Mar 2012 #39
.. mdmc Mar 2012 #36
Do any of these people realize the question is not always clear? treestar Mar 2012 #37
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