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27. The 6th Amendment will cover my argument nicely. When's the last time an FBI sniper team took out a

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 11:55 PM

Dec 2011

hostage taker? Not that it is legal to do so, but it is highly uncommon.

Your numbers are dishonest:
Veteran costs are definitely part of the cost of having a war machine - no war machine, no vets.

Social Security does not cost $817 from the general budget - it is already paid for by the contributions made years ago to the SS fund, which is in surplus. Counting it as an expense is like saying this:

I put an item on layaway and pay for it fully. I go to get the item, and the folks say, sorry, you have to pay for it again. That would be fraud, as is the attempt to put this number on SS.

Further, I believe I'll stay with actual budget numbers rather than a political press release.
Now, Valjean, I'll take my leave of you. I cannot present straight arguments in a crooked fight - life is simply too short. I wish you everything you deserve in life.

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Gaddafi death may be war crime, says International Criminal Court [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2011 OP

Of course it was. So was the killing of a US citizen without a trial. mbperrin Dec 2011 #1

Perhaps you can cite where shooting a fleeing fugitive has ever been deemed a war crime in any 24601 Dec 2011 #8

Perhaps you'd like to show where the person mentioned was fleeing from anything. mbperrin Dec 2011 #19

As you know, I responded to the killing of the US citizen who was not named in the preceeding 24601 Dec 2011 #22

That is of course the citizen I was referring to. mbperrin Dec 2011 #23

I'm still waiting for a credible court cite that it's a war crime to shoot a fleeing 24601 Dec 2011 #25

The 6th Amendment will cover my argument nicely. When's the last time an FBI sniper team took out a mbperrin Dec 2011 #27

I can't believe you bought the line about it being paid for. Give us all a laugh and go ask the 24601 Dec 2011 #30

Bond redemptions are done daily, routinely. If Treasury bonds are worth nothing, mbperrin Dec 2011 #32

The killing of Al Awlaki was a crime. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #33

Thanks for the great legal advice - should I ever rob a bank and end up with the FBI 24601 Dec 2011 #43

What were the charges against Al Awlaki? Was he even accused of robbing a bank? sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #44

Abe Lincoln killed hundreds of thousands of US citizens by his orders n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #11

Yes, and I debated the topic "Was Abe Lincoln a War Criminal?" at the Lincoln Union debates mbperrin Dec 2011 #20

What do you expect from vote in a state that rebelled against the United States? Take the vote in 24601 Dec 2011 #31

I didn't ask any questions and would have voted "no he wasn't" at your grade school debate n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #34

Sorry. It wasn't a grade school. It is a Tier I university, and the debate was held in a 2000 seat mbperrin Dec 2011 #35

fascinating, a one vote switch wins regardless of the overall tally Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #36

The switch measures persuasion. mbperrin Dec 2011 #37

not very persuasive n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #41

Good luck getting that kid prosecuted. It's not like the "rebels" had Code of Conduct/Geneva MADem Dec 2011 #2

Yes, it most certainly was. In the same vein as Mussolini. joshcryer Dec 2011 #3

file under - when bad things happen to bad people. arely staircase Dec 2011 #17

Don't forget, they captured Saif, alive, and he will undergo a trial... joshcryer Dec 2011 #18

True, that. n/t Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #38

Didn't Bush declare assassinations of gov. leaders acceptable? Dover Dec 2011 #4

Crime or not, I'm glad Gaddafi is dead. center rising Dec 2011 #5

It won't be prosecuted. The ICC is just covering its @ss EFerrari Dec 2011 #29

Ok. ellisonz Dec 2011 #6

So many war crimes.... I wonder were this fits into the pile? midnight Dec 2011 #7

It was a Yankees fan who did it: Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #9

Tyrants reap what they sow. bluedigger Dec 2011 #10

What a bunch of wimps. Give me a break. closeupready Dec 2011 #12

May ? Looked like Summary Execution to me ... If that is not a war crime then what is ? n/t UndertheOcean Dec 2011 #13

We only recognize war crimes as actions we don't like gratuitous Dec 2011 #14

By that token, the whole revolution was a continuous war crime. closeupready Dec 2011 #16

Not really. The actual instigators of the Arab Spring were not violent EFerrari Dec 2011 #28

If you don't want a brutal, humiliating death....Don't be a despot. alphafemale Dec 2011 #15

Of course it was nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #21

Sob sob sob... CJvR Dec 2011 #24

The ICC better give the dead victims of Gaddafi the same respect by studying their deaths applegrove Dec 2011 #26

Yes. And maybe the US could join the ICC Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #39

America is really becoming good at War Crimes and Atrocities of late. NorthCarolina Dec 2011 #40

Big Words for the ICC. But they never back words with action. Countdown_3_2_1 Dec 2011 #42