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67. Just think of all the people who could have been droned down through the ages

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 05:23 PM

Feb 2013

Imagine how many colonial trouble-makers King George III could have dispatched. It would have stopped that pesky American Revolution in its tracks.

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Assange urges leak of US drone rules [View all] reorg Feb 2013 OP

So, if there was a secret memo prehand, to drone Hitler 2 weeks before graham4anything Feb 2013 #1

"who is NOT an American anyhow" tama Feb 2013 #4

Exactly my point I have been saying all along. Some just choose to ignore it. graham4anything Feb 2013 #5

You said tama Feb 2013 #7

JA is Justin Bieber. A publicity loving celebrity, however, Justin has a better voice. graham4anything Feb 2013 #8

"how the hell can one run a war" reorg Feb 2013 #11

Are the bad people in the world just going away. If so, how? graham4anything Feb 2013 #13

you DO believe in fairy tales reorg Feb 2013 #15

OBL wasn't a bad person? Hitler wasn't a bad person? graham4anything Feb 2013 #17

graham, besides your convoluted reasoning to kill others (with drones) dotymed Feb 2013 #20

no, that is not a constant that is proven true. It puts a ring around it, so to say. graham4anything Feb 2013 #22

you mentioned Hitler but forgot HE used drones on ENGLAND KakistocracyHater Feb 2013 #78

When nineteen50 Feb 2013 #50

Hasn't it been that way from day one of the world? One needs to look at big picture graham4anything Feb 2013 #84

you might want to watch the extended HBO interview reorg Feb 2013 #10

I do not get HBO, and that is run by a big corporation you know. graham4anything Feb 2013 #12

link is in the OP, video is on the web and it's free reorg Feb 2013 #14

+1! snot Feb 2013 #32

I don't think these memos contain the when and who of the attacks. Ash_F Feb 2013 #24

First, 4anything, let's get the history straight. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #29

We declared war on Al Qaeda, too. The AUMF of 9/18/2001 was a msanthrope Feb 2013 #44

Here is the problem. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #45

Actually, we can kill Al Qaeda sympathiers when they are non-custodial enemy combatants. See, msanthrope Feb 2013 #51

If our government is targetting people on that list, why doesn't it simply say so. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #70

Yes. Awlaki was on that list. He did not challenge his designation on that msanthrope Feb 2013 #72

Have you watched or read these statements on the issue? JDPriestly Feb 2013 #87

Actually, I think you misstate the rule of law. msanthrope Feb 2013 #90

Two comments on Judge Bates' opinion. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #85

On your first point, there is no right of habeas for a non-custodial enemy combatant. msanthrope Feb 2013 #86

The potential crimes described are horrific. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #89

The 'actual' crimes are horrific. Placing a PETN bomb in a box is a crime, even if it didn't get msanthrope Feb 2013 #93

I read Hamdi a long time ago, but I think that this is a circular argument: JDPriestly Feb 2013 #91

Mr. Awlaki had the right to disprove his classification. He chose to not do so. msanthrope Feb 2013 #92

Just think of all the people who could have been droned down through the ages daleo Feb 2013 #67

What the hell is wrong with you? Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #76

So, if there was a secret memo prehand, to drone graham4anything 2 weeks before The Stranger Feb 2013 #82

I hope het gets something. Would love to see those docs. Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #2

+1. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #16

so, he wants someone to leak, and possibly get caught OKNancy Feb 2013 #3

He will not "go on his merry way." Chef Eric Feb 2013 #9

Actually, Assange is imprisoned in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #30

I am well aware of that OKNancy Feb 2013 #36

You could be right for all I know. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #40

What's your opinion OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #48

this tread is about Assange OKNancy Feb 2013 #52

Excusing torture and assassination is irrational. OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author OKNancy Feb 2013 #66

He's not imprisoned in the Embassy: he's hiding there from the law struggle4progress Feb 2013 #46

Same difference. Depends on your point of view. He probably feels imprisoned. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #71

Excellent point. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #79

another point on leaks graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

Valerie Plame's outing by Dick Cheney . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #19

This is not an all or nothing, right, wrong matter. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #34

freedom is misused. As Kristofferson wrote"Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose" graham4anything Feb 2013 #41

I beg to differ. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #47

How many sleeping women and children did Valerie Plame kill? Ash_F Feb 2013 #75

Julian Assange is Robin Hood . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #18

No, he is the Wizard of Oz and the curtain reveals he is not what he said graham4anything Feb 2013 #23

So then I take it that you condone the Presidents new authority NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #25

He has the same authority Lincoln had. But then, Lincoln had haters too. graham4anything Feb 2013 #31

Lincoln's enemies were pretty much defined by geography. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #49

Apples and oranges. another_liberal Feb 2013 #60

Julian Assange has always maintained that he does not steal secrets. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #35

I stand corrected. another_liberal Feb 2013 #59

Assange is a member of the press. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #69

Good point . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #74

I wasn't aware Robin Hood had ever been sought for questioning on a rape charge. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #53

Only because . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #56

Right. The CIA. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #58

The two young women . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #61

Really? ripcord Feb 2013 #21

It is more telling that you think he is not. nt NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #26

He brought you out of your long silence RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #27

He will ALWAYS think he's relevant. More's the pity. randome Feb 2013 #33

He is sitting in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #38

Thanks for posting... ReRe Feb 2013 #28

I'm with you. I respect and understand the reasonable need for a certain amount of JDPriestly Feb 2013 #39

Democracy? ReRe Feb 2013 #42

I enjoy your posts OKNancy Feb 2013 #54

My advice: do not bother replying to those who obsess about Assange's motives or character – snot Feb 2013 #37

Hear! Hear! ReRe Feb 2013 #43

+1 NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #55

Free Julian Assange! another_liberal Feb 2013 #62

Mr Assange is not in custody but lives in Quito's embassy at 3 Hans Crescent, London, struggle4progress Feb 2013 #64

He is not . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #73

He was happy to spend a year and half in the English countryside, while his case ambled struggle4progress Feb 2013 #88

Julian Assange is a hero . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #94

Assange's claims, once again, exhibit careless disregard for facts: struggle4progress Feb 2013 #63

Nobody cares if Assange is dealing in facts are not. Cha Feb 2013 #68

Yes, sometimes it appears to me they don't like 'gobermint' bureaucrats having a job and doing it Amonester Feb 2013 #83

Rec'd but one question. What rules? Catherina Feb 2013 #65

Obama: "Transparency and the rule of law with be the touchstones of this presidency." Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #77

is there some kind of a 'point system' ... quadrature Feb 2013 #80

Given how many governmental agencies treat Occupiers as terrorists, snot Feb 2013 #81