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In reply to the discussion: "It was Anwar al-Awlaki who financed me." [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)4. I had forgotten how shrill Greenwald's defense of that terrorist was.
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more than a few had a real problem with President Obama removing that particular enemy from the
arely staircase
Jan 2015
#3
Thanks for the link back to that, JI7.. I just posted arely's update on Anwar al-Awlaki on there.
Cha
Jan 2015
#7
cnn reporting it is believed one of the brothers Said (sp?) went to Yemen and met with al-Aelaki
arely staircase
Jan 2015
#9
Well, that would be Glenn Greenwald, who apparently relied on the Bush Administration's assessment
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#25
I think if Obama had it all to do over again, he;d have killed al-Awlaki sooner if possible.
MohRokTah
Jan 2015
#11
The FBI tried arresting him in 2002....but the Bush Admin didn't move fast enough, and he got to the
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#26
No shit. It's a yes or no question---"Is Awlaki a terrorist?" And I get some blither about Bush's
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#17
I think I'm just going to ask the question every single time they ask a question of me. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#20
Okay...that made me laugh....but on a serious note, I'm getting tired of terror-apologia. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#22
Serious props to you for the allusion to Sir Thomas More's speech (in Bolt's "A Man
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#30
Why do you think Awlaki didn't get due process? The mistake of law and fact I see most on this
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#32