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Neue Regel

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2. Apparently a mayor speaking out of turn is more of an affront to democracy

Reply to joelz (Reply #1)

Mon May 21, 2012, 10:02 PM

May 2012

Questioning the legitimacy of a state-run assassination program that kills innocent civilians more often than it kills its intended targets just isn't that sexy. I wonder what the reaction would be here if George Bush and Dick Cheney were running the drone program?

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Who decides who gets murdered by drones? They won't tell us. It's classified. [View all] Neue Regel May 2012 OP

This guy had a lot to say about it joelz May 2012 #1

Apparently a mayor speaking out of turn is more of an affront to democracy Neue Regel May 2012 #2

Probably the same guys quaker bill May 2012 #3

John Brennan and the new American Principles gratuitous May 2012 #4