Clearing up misconceptions regarding Anwar al-Awlaki

[JonLP24]

58. Out of everyone here that took an opposing view

in this thread or the other one, you actually made an attempt to discuss the claims he made.

I think a good way to sort out the fiction and the truth is start on the things that are agreed on and work from there.

These are the things I know for sure are true. His name, he is an American citizen, was killed after a secret approval which didn't require due process. Anything after that I have no idea what is being made up about what and by who.

To me, even if there wasn't one single inconsistency and Obama was 100% correct in the information that was shared to justify the secret approval it doesn't change the narrative that it is a troubling power that the executive branch shouldn't be allowed that much power (too much power leads to bad, very bad things).

As to treason, he wasn't convicted of treason so that doesn't do it for me personally. I wouldn't break the law or give that kind of power no matter what the alternative is. That kind of thinking leads to "unconstitutional policing" where they break the law to arrest & convict people their "6th sense" knows is really guilty. The obvious fascist isn't the biggest threat to our constitution, it is those that come up with things like "Thinthread" "secret approvals" to get after people he otherwise wouldn't get because the law gets in the way.