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[thies.livejournal.com]

Using the constitution as toilet paper - again. The Obama administration authorized the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki who holds US citizenship. There is some nefarious precedent being created by allowing the President to order the killing of American citizens, regardless of their alleged crimes, without granting them their 5th Amendment rights. Bush with his renditions, and the implications of the Patriot Act was bad enough, but ordering a US citizen to be assassinated as Obama now did takes it to a whole new level. I bet Stalin would be proud of Barry Soetoro. Anyone want to wager which other parts of the constitution will be considered void by Obama until he gets kicked out of the white house?

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[thies.livejournal.com]

"Connections to terrorism [...] arrested in San Diego in August 1996 and in April 1997 for soliciting prostitutes"

terrorist prostitues?

"The FBI investigated al-Awlaki beginning in June 1999 through March 2000 for possible fundraising for Hamas, links to al-Qaeda,[...] But it was unable to unearth sufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution"

and it goes on and on like this. What it boils down to is that you are ok with assassinating americans if law enforcement can't pin enough onto someone to bring him to court over it.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Al-Awlaki's sermons were attended by three of the 9/11 hijackers. They were also attended by the accused Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Malik Hasan. In addition, U.S. intelligence intercepted at least 18 emails between Hasan and al-Awlaki from December 2008 to June 2009, including one in which Hasan wrote: "I can't wait to join you [in the afterlife]." After the Fort Hood shooting, al-Awlaki praised Hasan's actions.[11][12]

Reportedly, there were close contacts between al-Awlaki and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 al-Qaeda terrorist attack on Christmas Day 2009.[13] According to the suspect, al-Awlaki was his recruiter, and one of his trainers.[14]

I think you need to save your faux outrange for someone who might actually not be a terrorist.

[thies.livejournal.com]

accused of, not proven to be. slight but remarkable distinction. accusations which were deemed by the FBI to not hold up in court as per your link.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Go be pissed about the people still rotting in Guantanamo or about the journalists who got gunned down in the street. Pretty sure they didn't have a fair trial.

[thies.livejournal.com]

nice of you to parade out the strawmen. Guantanamo inmates are neiter US citizens, nor being assassinated. The civilians shot in Iraq were a tragic mistake, not an assassination/premediated murder.