Anwar al-Awlaki is dead. Fine: he wasn't a nice guy.
I have some serious issues with how he was killed. And you should, too.
The Executive, all by it's lonesome, just murdered a U.S. citizen, without pesky krep like due process, a speedy and fair trial.
Whacking a citizen with a drone is no different than executing him in the street.
So - we set a precedent. Act against the interests of the United States, or threaten to, and the government can order you to be killed and fuck due process. [1] [2]
[1] Who defines what is a threat? Why, the guy with the gun. Don't worry - if you done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear [3]
[2] Not my words - that's what Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on the radio this morning.
[3] If you believe that I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale, cheap.
I have some serious issues with how he was killed. And you should, too.
The Executive, all by it's lonesome, just murdered a U.S. citizen, without pesky krep like due process, a speedy and fair trial.
Whacking a citizen with a drone is no different than executing him in the street.
So - we set a precedent. Act against the interests of the United States, or threaten to, and the government can order you to be killed and fuck due process. [1] [2]
[1] Who defines what is a threat? Why, the guy with the gun. Don't worry - if you done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear [3]
[2] Not my words - that's what Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on the radio this morning.
[3] If you believe that I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale, cheap.
