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Thanks for this! zappaman Feb 2013 #1
Thank you for posting this. NT Andy823 Feb 2013 #2
K&R. I'm so tired of people like Joe Scarborough and his girlfriend Mika acting like Obama IS jenmito Feb 2013 #3
What you said.. monmouth3 Feb 2013 #6
Thanks, monmouth. jenmito Feb 2013 #7
Thanks, jenmito, those are my sentiments as well. The shills are paid by GOP billionaires. freshwest Feb 2013 #56
watch out -- if you don't call him an assassin OKNancy Feb 2013 #4
Like they're not "predictable" Cha Feb 2013 #12
And if you offer the facts, you'll be called "Absolutely sick and disgusting." SunSeeker Feb 2013 #111
Thank you. I am tired of this crap being ranted about right here on DU. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #5
+1 greatauntoftriplets Feb 2013 #8
It's fucking ridiculous and makes those who make claims like this look like utter fools... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #9
One comment under the article said it was Cha Feb 2013 #20
Sadly, it also is getting support at places like DU... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #25
I noticed.. it's stupid.. Cha Feb 2013 #27
But what about the 'slippery slope'??? Sure we trust Obama but what about Cheney and Rumsfield??? politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2013 #136
I thought ALL Americans were "innocent"... bvar22 Feb 2013 #10
Bull. If you join al Qaeda, put out a video calling for "death to America" & aiding others in jenmito Feb 2013 #13
I don't remember that exemption specified in the Constitution. bvar22 Feb 2013 #17
Our forefathers owned slaves, so I don't consider them the gold standard. Things change. My post jenmito Feb 2013 #19
Al Alwakis (sp?) son was not a terrorist by any streatch. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #33
Sorry! SCVDem Feb 2013 #40
His father and uncle should have thought about that before becoming an enemy of America George II Feb 2013 #46
The "bystanders" you refer to were the targeted terrorists. The son was not targeted. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #49
Oh, well that makes all the difference then. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #87
Ah yes... MattSh Feb 2013 #98
What do you claim to be the facts? What is YOUR source? SunSeeker Feb 2013 #109
Our forefathers trusted THEIR government. George II Feb 2013 #44
Article 1, Section 8 bhikkhu Feb 2013 #54
Excellent point about the Civil War. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #92
this reply deserves its own thread mopinko Feb 2013 #125
One of the first things journalists learn in journalism school... ReRe Feb 2013 #67
That's pretty funny. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #76
where is the law that says... 02potato Feb 2013 #129
Post #54 is a great post which should answer your concerns. n/t jenmito Feb 2013 #130
Atrticle 1 section 8 can't find it. help... http://www.usconstitution.net ..Are we at war ? 02potato Feb 2013 #131
I am tired of the Ralph Nader fake Bush/anyone analogy in the alt media. graham4anything Feb 2013 #18
Apparently, such considerations about policy have become quaint, including here on DU. PSPS Feb 2013 #28
I haven't seen any "Obama (or "Obaba") right or wrong" people on this site George II Feb 2013 #48
the hivemind mentality of many democrats isn't much different than their republican counterparts.. frylock Feb 2013 #71
Most of what I joelz Feb 2013 #11
Bullshit neocon talking points right down to the creepy fucking "Homeland" reference. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #14
+1000000 a2liberal Feb 2013 #36
innocents? grahampuba Feb 2013 #39
No shit. Maybe we should start calling "The Fatherland" Doctor_J Feb 2013 #82
So Obama is Hitler and we are all stupid evil Nazis. nt DevonRex Feb 2013 #100
Of course not. But this is how a people slide into fascism Doctor_J Feb 2013 #105
All you need to do is "Find and Replace" Obama and GWB.. NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #110
Glad you posted that, babylonsistah.. I saw it on my Cha Feb 2013 #15
Did the fact that we droned Al-Awlaki eliminate the possibility JDPriestly Feb 2013 #16
When broaching the subject about who could review drone strike decisions, Brennan said midnight Feb 2013 #68
Thanks. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #121
Can you justify that assertion? zipplewrath Feb 2013 #21
out of curiosity Bodhi BloodWave Feb 2013 #133
Just as many zipplewrath Feb 2013 #135
I agree with you that by taking up residence in Pakistan or Yemen... Hippo_Tron Feb 2013 #22
Finally some common sense up in here... going to bookmark PoliticusUSA... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #23
Thank you and thank you again for that TRUTH!! rury Feb 2013 #24
It's a discussion we need to have, and we need rules. hedgehog Feb 2013 #26
North Korea does that, but they don't appoint to the battle field yet. Amonester Feb 2013 #30
The rules aren't hard to find - here's a good start: bhikkhu Feb 2013 #66
No. I'm fine with drones but not this. aquart Feb 2013 #29
So how do you feel about "American citizens" who renounce their country and plot against it...... George II Feb 2013 #52
I dunno. But if the Israelis could catch Eichmann... aquart Feb 2013 #126
Eichmann wasn't an Israeli citizen, and that comparison is illogical George II Feb 2013 #127
Too bad they didn't get Tim McVeigh before he bombed the Murrah killing 168, inc 19 children, injuri judesedit Feb 2013 #31
Sorry, but if you drop a bomb skepticscott Feb 2013 #32
Totally! Self-imposed blindness is no excuse for missing a target, 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #42
An "ideal government in a dangerous world where America was not adored by all" 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #34
I'm mixed on this whole issue Lordquinton Feb 2013 #35
hey good luck with your next republican president.. frylock Feb 2013 #37
DING! DING! we have a winner!! True dat ~ nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #41
Thank you. Reducing the argument to Obama makes it no better than a Fox News "argument". Dawgs Feb 2013 #62
Thank you - maybe this will end some of the conspiracy theory and dictator stuff? Probably not George II Feb 2013 #38
When an American sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #43
How many Americans have been killed by drones? SCVDem Feb 2013 #45
Exactly. Of all the things to have a hissy fit about... SunSeeker Feb 2013 #57
While I don't support the rhetoric used here against drone strikes, I find those who support them... Humanist_Activist Feb 2013 #47
The Terrorists have truly won. AzDar Feb 2013 #50
Debunking the debunking... ReRe Feb 2013 #51
Politicususa is usually a damn good site. This is appalling. n/t Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #58
What is appalling? ReRe Feb 2013 #60
Exactly, it's an opinion piece, and one propagandistic at best. I expect far better from them :( Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #63
Thank you... ReRe Feb 2013 #69
The twice-signed NDAA allows for the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #53
Yet some DUers are saying ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #112
Thank you. Indeed, a horrible line is being drawn here on DU amongst those who deny there is Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #132
Great quote. Thanks! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #134
Wow DU is more neocon than neocons nauthiz Feb 2013 #55
Interesting that those who make that point don't seem to care how their absurdity hurts their case. patrice Feb 2013 #59
Which is Orwellian?: Empirical analysis? or Pretending that what you don't know doesn't matter? nt patrice Feb 2013 #61
I have only found 2 dead Americans SCVDem Feb 2013 #64
"Only two dead Americans." Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #113
Good thing that Obama will be President forever and no other country will ever have drones. Dawgs Feb 2013 #65
Honest question: Why can't a REFORMED citizenry watch-dog this thing themselves? patrice Feb 2013 #70
Other countries already do have drones and would still have them even if the US would magically Amonester Feb 2013 #91
Thank you for posting this. The false equivalencies being bandied about... FleetwoodMac Feb 2013 #72
This is certainly a legitimate issue for debate/discussion Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #73
"The legalities of targeted drone killings aside, it is the critics’ rhetoric that bears scrutiny." rug Feb 2013 #74
+10000 Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #115
Yep. Considering how many people Bush, Cheney and other repukes have murdered, Zoeisright Feb 2013 #75
The Fact Is The NDAA Gives Obama Unprecedented Power - No Getting Around The Facts cantbeserious Feb 2013 #77
I agree...they lost their rights when they turned against America. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #78
Then why are peaceful protesters being spied upon by DHS and the FBI? Why are federal agents Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #86
OUr propaganda apparatus has gotten scarily close to Hitler's Doctor_J Feb 2013 #79
GODWIN Alert! SCVDem Feb 2013 #81
lol Vinnie From Indy Feb 2013 #80
Thank you for posting this. jazzimov Feb 2013 #83
That's a strong piece there. Will bookmark it along with so many other things today. freshwest Feb 2013 #84
K&R great white snark Feb 2013 #85
Even if you trust Obama, which I do not, once you give the Presidency this open-ended authority, limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #88
They already gave it to themselves, in 1947. ucrdem Feb 2013 #93
Wow! PopeOxycontinI Feb 2013 #89
There are landmark moments in history Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #90
If this is one of them, it's because we're getting the truth ucrdem Feb 2013 #95
Drones are the lesser of many evils: ucrdem Feb 2013 #94
I don't think he would want to kill an innocent American. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #96
not one of us would ever dream of complaining if some foreign entity came and did the same here - Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #97
+1000000 Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #117
So ProSense Feb 2013 #119
that's what I am saying. If some Middle Eastern country or perhaps a Latin American country were to Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #124
It depends on the definition: CerebralDreams Feb 2013 #99
Here's a nice pastry for you. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #101
Here is a synopsis of the argument. Bonobo Feb 2013 #102
Boom, goes the dynamite! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #118
**his civil liberties as an American citizen were forfeited, including “due process.”** Martin Eden Feb 2013 #103
that author should speak for themselves Enrique Feb 2013 #104
The rhetoric is designed ProSense Feb 2013 #106
I think President Obama is trying to establish those parameters. That was the point of the memo. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #114
Al-Awlaki is somebody I'd hardly consider "innocent"- based on the available evidence Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #107
thank you for posting this! Cane4Dems Feb 2013 #108
K&R SunSeeker Feb 2013 #116
Read up on this. Why isn't there a court held in absentia? rgbecker Feb 2013 #120
Any male person 16 or older killed by a drone strike is declared a legitimate target. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #122
Message auto-removed Icecream man Feb 2013 #123
The policy is still bullshit. No way at all to justify budkin Feb 2013 #128
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