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In reply to the discussion: Debunking the Ridiculous Rhetoric that Obama is an Assassin Who Targets Innocent Americans [View all]Fantastic Anarchist
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Debunking the Ridiculous Rhetoric that Obama is an Assassin Who Targets Innocent Americans [View all]
babylonsister
Feb 2013
OP
K&R. I'm so tired of people like Joe Scarborough and his girlfriend Mika acting like Obama IS
jenmito
Feb 2013
#3
Thanks, jenmito, those are my sentiments as well. The shills are paid by GOP billionaires.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#56
And if you offer the facts, you'll be called "Absolutely sick and disgusting."
SunSeeker
Feb 2013
#111
It's fucking ridiculous and makes those who make claims like this look like utter fools...
Drunken Irishman
Feb 2013
#9
But what about the 'slippery slope'??? Sure we trust Obama but what about Cheney and Rumsfield???
politicaljunkie41910
Feb 2013
#136
Bull. If you join al Qaeda, put out a video calling for "death to America" & aiding others in
jenmito
Feb 2013
#13
Our forefathers owned slaves, so I don't consider them the gold standard. Things change. My post
jenmito
Feb 2013
#19
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
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
the hivemind mentality of many democrats isn't much different than their republican counterparts..
frylock
Feb 2013
#71
Bullshit neocon talking points right down to the creepy fucking "Homeland" reference.
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#14
When broaching the subject about who could review drone strike decisions, Brennan said
midnight
Feb 2013
#68
Finally some common sense up in here... going to bookmark PoliticusUSA...
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#23
So how do you feel about "American citizens" who renounce their country and plot against it......
George II
Feb 2013
#52
Too bad they didn't get Tim McVeigh before he bombed the Murrah killing 168, inc 19 children, injuri
judesedit
Feb 2013
#31
An "ideal government in a dangerous world where America was not adored by all"
99th_Monkey
Feb 2013
#34
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
While I don't support the rhetoric used here against drone strikes, I find those who support them...
Humanist_Activist
Feb 2013
#47
Exactly, it's an opinion piece, and one propagandistic at best. I expect far better from them :(
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#63
The twice-signed NDAA allows for the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#53
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
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
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
"The legalities of targeted drone killings aside, it is the critics’ rhetoric that bears scrutiny."
rug
Feb 2013
#74
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
Then why are peaceful protesters being spied upon by DHS and the FBI? Why are federal agents
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#86
That's a strong piece there. Will bookmark it along with so many other things today.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#84
Even if you trust Obama, which I do not, once you give the Presidency this open-ended authority,
limpyhobbler
Feb 2013
#88
not one of us would ever dream of complaining if some foreign entity came and did the same here -
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#97
that's what I am saying. If some Middle Eastern country or perhaps a Latin American country were to
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#124
**his civil liberties as an American citizen were forfeited, including “due process.”**
Martin Eden
Feb 2013
#103
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
Any male person 16 or older killed by a drone strike is declared a legitimate target.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2013
#122