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truth2power

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10. Well, I'm certainly outraged. So that makes two of us. Every time they say "suspected"

Reply to indie9197 (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 09:15 AM

Jan 2013

my blood pressure goes up another notch.

Americans, generally, seem un-able to put themselves in another human being's place.

What if the Chinese government were blowing away our citizens at will, and then saying they were suspected of some wrongdoing? Oh...that's different. We're murikens, blessed by God, doncha know.

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U.S. drone kills six suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen: sources [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 OP

Yemen is a dictatorship. Not that anyone cares....... think Jan 2013 #1

Someone please explain to me how it is acceptable for the US to kill foreign citizens indie9197 Jan 2013 #2

The US killing foreign citizens on their own soil without a declaration of war is a tradition quaker bill Jan 2013 #3

Given how good the intel must be you could send in a strike force. joshcryer Jan 2013 #5

It's called targeted killing. joshcryer Jan 2013 #4

Well, I'm certainly outraged. So that makes two of us. Every time they say "suspected" truth2power Jan 2013 #10

how about the fact there are bad people out there BigD_95 Jan 2013 #6

Where to start?... truth2power Jan 2013 #11

I really want to see Jeremy Scahill's new documentary about drones and AfricaCom. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #7

The Chamber of Commerce presents "The Gulf of Aden Incubator",... Kolesar Jan 2013 #8

These were PEOPLE that were killed onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #9

You're echoing what I said, upthread. I really am deeply troubled by the drone wars... truth2power Jan 2013 #12