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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
19. What if Obama calls him a terrorist?
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 01:26 AM
Feb 2013

Somebody would be dead meat then, eh?

Hope here is they catch him alive and too weak to fight arrest.

Still, if the POTUS wants to, he can, right?

They are using drones as a search tool Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #1
So they say. razorman Feb 2013 #8
And so I say. Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #9
I'm not one for paranoia thats my dads area but... PatrynXX Feb 2013 #46
well heaven05 Feb 2013 #83
Yes... but... Veri1138 Feb 2013 #21
It's difficult for me to respond to trolls Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #24
Can I Play? SCVDem Feb 2013 #35
OMG. freshwest Feb 2013 #45
actually I'm thinking your a troll PatrynXX Feb 2013 #47
You kid now but one day there will be another pub in the WH and it will get that much worse. Ash_F Feb 2013 #49
I always love it when someone who has been here for such a short time starts calling 1monster Feb 2013 #56
x2 AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #66
Yes. n/t intheflow Feb 2013 #68
People with under 1,000 posts should never accuse anyone of trolling Ter Feb 2013 #67
D'oh! MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #77
This is how militarization enters the 'civilian' world nt duhneece Feb 2013 #61
And then Skynet goes live Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #84
Not 1st time. He's NOT a human target, drone is UNARMED. Thermal imaging cameras are on the drone. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #2
Agreed the MSN headline is inaccurate, but intheflow Feb 2013 #11
Thank you. I think we need a vaccination against media misinformation and hysteria. underthematrix Feb 2013 #12
Why, we'll just... Veri1138 Feb 2013 #22
He's executing people in the US with unarmed drones? jeff47 Feb 2013 #40
Veri1138 Diclotican Feb 2013 #65
I remember when Chavez announced "unarmed drones" and people here were defending him. joshcryer Feb 2013 #90
I remember Tim building his drone for OWS NYC livestream and SeaShephard's following whalers. freshwest Feb 2013 #92
Not Even Accurate DarthDem Feb 2013 #3
Thats what drones in Pakistan started out as. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #79
The article implied two possibilities Gore1FL Feb 2013 #4
Yup. Nobody could have expected this turn of events. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #5
It would be huge if they used a drone to 'take him out', indeed. I don't think they are that stupid Purveyor Feb 2013 #6
yep. I can see how this could seem like stupid when the target underthematrix Feb 2013 #13
So you are good with armed drones patrolling the skies over US soil? eom Purveyor Feb 2013 #16
Already have armed helicopters cartach Feb 2013 #29
He's not going to be making a "dash for the Mexican border" from the San Bernardino Mountains! George II Feb 2013 #7
That was quick! another_liberal Feb 2013 #10
They just want to capture him Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #14
I wonder if he and Alex will join forces over this. freshwest Feb 2013 #48
why are there such confident proclamations about what won't be done? Divine Discontent Feb 2013 #15
Because we understand Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #17
What if Obama calls him a terrorist? RobertEarl Feb 2013 #19
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #20
Ok, yeah, Obama is cool RobertEarl Feb 2013 #25
So post us a copy of these "rules as proposed" Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #26
NDAA RobertEarl Feb 2013 #36
good job responding, so I didn't have to. you made good points. Divine Discontent Feb 2013 #91
you understand nothing. bubbayugga Feb 2013 #32
Well, it's hard to argue with Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #33
If you actually believe what you just wrote, there's probably no point arguing with you. bubbayugga Feb 2013 #44
And you "understand" that, how? marble falls Feb 2013 #63
Police helicopters are military scout helicopters with the missile racks removed jeff47 Feb 2013 #39
Fox News and Rush Limbaugh...... Grassy Knoll Feb 2013 #18
So what's the difference between this unmanned drone and a police helicopter? Gman Feb 2013 #23
No, the low information "Creative Speculators" on this site intaglio Feb 2013 #38
Um. All of those are, as a class, drones. Occulus Feb 2013 #58
How is an unarmed drone a greater threat to liberty than geek tragedy Feb 2013 #60
Your response demonstrates how. Occulus Feb 2013 #62
Yes, disagreement with you is problematic. It is very disturbing that your profound geek tragedy Feb 2013 #64
I'd show more respect for your opinion if intaglio Feb 2013 #82
Could you clarify your first sentence, please? Occulus Feb 2013 #86
i call bullshit. veganlush Feb 2013 #27
+1 BainsBane Feb 2013 #34
There are loads of "drones" out there - if you are paranoid intaglio Feb 2013 #42
They can't properly identify him or his car while on the ground and reasonably up close, but Lionessa Feb 2013 #28
Even quicker than I expected (n/t) a2liberal Feb 2013 #30
This is most certainly not the first time an unarmed drone has been used to locate a fugitive ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #31
Although if taken out at a remote location, intheflow Feb 2013 #69
Drone is a misleading term for an RPV SCVDem Feb 2013 #37
First they came for......... Smilo Feb 2013 #41
We've had drones patrolling the border for years. bhikkhu Feb 2013 #43
My brother is an LAPD officer, so I applaud this move. Sorry, but this type of threat requires SoCalDemGrrl Feb 2013 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Feb 2013 #70
Even though these drones are not armed (YET), police should never be judge, jury, and executioner. Occulus Feb 2013 #87
Threads like this make me wonder whether "Drones!" isn't the kooky "Black helicopters!" of the Left alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #51
seriously renegade000 Feb 2013 #52
+33 jberryhill Feb 2013 #55
I dunno but DRONES! The Musical could be fun OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #85
I highly doubt he is still in Big Bear/Arrowbear(head) Socal31 Feb 2013 #53
Firewatch SCVDem Feb 2013 #71
I guess it would be more moral to have cliffordu Feb 2013 #54
MSN quotes British paper Express quoting unnamed "senior police source" as saying "... thermal struggle4progress Feb 2013 #57
Dronez are the new black helicopters geek tragedy Feb 2013 #59
Time on station SCVDem Feb 2013 #72
Those are all reasons why the drones are a superior thing to use geek tragedy Feb 2013 #73
Wasn't that shot in the intro of SWAT? SCVDem Feb 2013 #74
I can't substantiate it, but constant copter flyovers have to geek tragedy Feb 2013 #75
Since the humans can't figure out whom to shoot riqster Feb 2013 #76
What's a drone without collateral damage? Remmah2 Feb 2013 #78
I agree, it is becoming a mudslide. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #80
no BIG surprise. heaven05 Feb 2013 #81
Let the frog-boiling begin!!! U4ikLefty Feb 2013 #88
I heard that on MSNBC over the weekend - the suggestion anyway. calimary Feb 2013 #89
LAPD chief Beck today called Dorner a "domestic terrorist". Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #93
Good. n/t Lil Missy Feb 2013 #94
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