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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts) Wed Jan 27, 2016, 05:34 PM Jan 2016

The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You A Terrorist: BLACKLISTED (Jeremy Scahill Ryan Dev- [View all]

ereaux 2014)
"The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watch list system authorizing a secret process that requires neither 'concrete facts' nor 'irrefutable evidence' to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist..."

https://theintercept.com/2014/07/23/blacklisted

Another thread by and for the real DU reality-based community. Since no "proof" is officially required, who/what is a terrorist to you?

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The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You A Terrorist: BLACKLISTED (Jeremy Scahill Ryan Dev- [View all] bobthedrummer Jan 2016 OP

I don't think that DUers don't have any thoughts to express about this topic. Kick. n/t bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #1

One more try. n/t bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #2

It takes a brave sort to post something like this. Octafish Jan 2016 #3

Most folks are still in denial. Thanks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #4

EOM kick n/t bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #5

Does opposing the crimes of the state make one an enemy of the state? Octafish Jan 2016 #6

Many of those lists were compiled by extreme RW spooks from many countries allied with US as well as bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #7

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Feb 2016 #8

A terrorist is someone who uses violence against civilians to promote political change killbotfactory Feb 2016 #9

Change you can believe in killbotfactory, isn't it? n/t bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #10

Posting year-and-a-half old stories? Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #11

Truth is timeless-and this is important for people that are politically active regardless of all bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #12

Isn't blowing up hospitals and everyone in/near them an act of terror? Who else thinks so? n/t bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #13

Outsourced intelligence companies (mercenaries) contribute to the growing lists and the kill chain bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #14

^^^ bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #15

Find, fix, finish...n/t bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #16