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leveymg

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10. You think he's the first and only one who's been liquidated this way?

Reply to ProSense (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 01:33 PM

Mar 2013

Last edited Sun Mar 10, 2013, 09:09 AM - Edit history (1)

It's sort of a chicken or egg question:

Was he an AQ propaganda guy who got turned, or a US operative who went bad, or an agent in place for too long?

The only thing we know about al-Alwaki is he really was is a "catch and release" who we had in custody after 9/11 and returned to the wild. If you don't believe me, look it up. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=125&topic_id=274634&mesg_id=278267

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To What Should We Attribute "The Extraordinary Secrecy Of This White House" On The Subject Of .... global1 Mar 2013 #1

So ProSense Mar 2013 #2

Does that mean that al-Awlaki and his 16 year old son (sitting in a cafe) were "engaged in combat"? leveymg Mar 2013 #3

Mr. Awlaki, senior, was engaged in combat. The younger Awlaki was travelling with msanthrope Mar 2013 #4

Al-Awlaki was a propagandist and double-agent. His son was blown up in a restaurant with a dozen leveymg Mar 2013 #6

Again ProSense Mar 2013 #9

You think he's the first and only one who's been liquidated this way? leveymg Mar 2013 #10

Well, ProSense Mar 2013 #11

And, a damned useful one. leveymg Mar 2013 #12

You want ProSense Mar 2013 #13

I'm saying that for a long time there have been as many reasons to keep him alive as to kill him. leveymg Mar 2013 #27

You know, ProSense Mar 2013 #28

I agree that Paul's amendment is ultimately a cop-out. leveymg Mar 2013 #29

That sounds like you've watched too many spy movies. randome Mar 2013 #18

I read a lot of nonfiction on the subject, but am not a big fan of James Bond films leveymg Mar 2013 #24

Shh...those are the kind of questions nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #5

That's a ProSense Mar 2013 #7

Whatever duddette nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #8

That's unusual BO 08 Mar 2013 #14

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #15

as you were n/t BO 08 Mar 2013 #16

Nice edit: ProSense Mar 2013 #17

Maybe I should put you and your compadre nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #19

More useless personal attacks and silly threats. n/t ProSense Mar 2013 #20

Whatever nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #21

Ya know, ProSense, you and I don't **always** see eye to eye Bake Mar 2013 #23

Thanks. ProSense Mar 2013 #25

it reminds me of a trick/ploy i used when i was young Bodhi BloodWave Mar 2013 #30

What other President have we demanded this level of language parsing from? randome Mar 2013 #22

who is "we" G_j Mar 2013 #33

Give this idiot a dictionary. SpartanDem Mar 2013 #26

Simple. It means whatever it would mean if Bush was still president. forestpath Mar 2013 #31

"Engaged in combat" means absolutely what the power-holder wants it to mean indepat Mar 2013 #32

Would the 9/11 hijackers be considered "engaged in combat"? limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author randome Mar 2013 #35