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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:11 PM Original message |
NO NO NO.. I cannot support this... |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm sure we'd all agree... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank You, Peacetrain. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. So...Osama bin Laden, also off limits? |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Not in my book he isn't! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Granted, he's not an American citizen, but in my mind, neither is this guy. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I dont support the killing of Bin Laden.... |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
100. Clio, bin laden is already dead, unless the Afghans know how to |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I wish all the innocent men, women and children, |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. The OP states "American citizen." nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I don't think that should shield him if he is actively planning to kill Americans from abroad. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. 'Actively planning' is grounds for execution without trial? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. If that's the intelligence, yeah. Someone's known "future plan" to kill me and scores of others |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I have reliable intelligence that some poster named "TwilightGardener" is planning terrorism |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. And I have reliable intelligence that the President is planning to possibly assassinate someone... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
99. When Osama becomes an American citizen, yeah. Right now, |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #99 |
114. I have no idea what difference it makes, if this "American" lives on foreign soil |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
107. Osama Bin Laden died some time ago. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
118. Who said "off-limits"? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. "Off-limits" means that if you can't capture him, you also can't kill him. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #119 |
121. I doubt any two people could agree on what it is he's supposed to have done. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #121 |
122. Your beliefs, and your distrust of the government's case against him, don't have much bearing |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #122 |
123. Sounds the same as the justification for torture, are you pro-torture too? n/t |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #123 |
125. No. There's never a reason for that. It just doesn't accomplish a damn thing. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #122 |
124. He was not aboard any of the planes on 9/11, I'm fairly certain. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #124 |
126. I am torn on capital punishment. But I'm not really torn on the stopping (however it has to happen) |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. If there were an imminent threat, sure, I'd say to send in some troops... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #127 |
134. We are not really in disagreement, then--take him alive if possible. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Agree. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. So you think we can not act against a person who will plan and initiate the murder of innocents... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. "will plan and initiate the..." Will. We shouldn't execute based on the future. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. They he should be able to murder at will...and since we can not reach him.. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. it's kill or capture |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. Congress approved the use of military force against Al Qaeda after Sept. 11 and... |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. And when a President Michele Bachmann orders your assassination, what will you do? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Fearmongering hyperbole is uncalled for. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Congress never approved the assassination of Americans |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Prove it. I offered you a quote from a reputable news source. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. NY Times? The same paper that told us Saddam had nukes? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Then prove their facts wrong. I doubt you can. n/t |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. You are just accepting at face value the government propaganda |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Do you have evidence that it's all "government propaganda"? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. The propaganda that this one person |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. Why do we suddenly need an excuse... |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:53 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. I did, and I posted about our devil's pact with Saudi Arabia and Yemen's dictator Saleh |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. obviously "no one" was meant generally. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
86. "He (Awlaki) is being used as the reason to use our military/CIA force in Yemen." Huh? Oy vay!!! |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
109. You misunderstand the definition of "imminent threat" entirely. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #109 |
113. No--you misunderstand "imminent threat" with your Wikipedia-sourced law. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #113 |
142. The legal definition of "imminent threat"... is the legal definition. You fail to refute that. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
128. The entire argument for murdering US citizens is based on fear |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm pretty sure none of us does. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Look around, many are strongly defending and support this. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. If Bush had done it, they would be in opposition to Bush. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. But wasn't Bush already DOING it? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. The President is not above the law! That was Nixon's mistake! |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Has he broken the law yet? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Obama is expanding Bush's war and anti-civil liberties policies |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. So I'll take that as a preemptive "no"... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. I did not agree with bush starting the war |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. And I'll reiterate what I was just alluding to in the other thread... |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Good for you, PeaceTrain! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Deleted message |
ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. How is it "a frightening expansion of the power of the state over its citizens"? |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. are you serious? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Do you have any facts that prove your claim? Overheated polemic is not enough. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. it's not 'polemic' to state truths about the rule of law in the U.S. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Your "truths" are subjective. Here are the facts about the rule of law as it pertains to Awlaki -> |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Sorry, you're wrong! what i posted is straight out of Democracy 101 |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Do you have any FACTS that prove Awlaki does not fall under the post 9/11 law approved by Congress? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
135. Why does a "law" make something "right"? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. IF? So an American citizen can be killed on an "IF"? And intel |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Calm down. I said "if", not the anti-terrorism officials who said this of al-Awlaki... |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. They, the anti-terrorism officials, could never be wrong could they? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. This is not an episode of "Hogan's Heroes". President Obama's decision follows the rule of law. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. You're correct.This isn't Hogan's Heroes, it's real life. I'm going to stick to |
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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. +1 |
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ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. Information I read said the guy denounced the US--I think he has given up his citizenship. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. John Walker Lind was tortured by CIA |
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lordcommander (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. +10000 nt |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #38 |
129. A renunciation of citizenship must meet legal requirements to be valid |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
44. Clearly killing without due process is sometimes justified. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
85. +Infinity. I doubt many here can answer these questions---for or against. n/t |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
48. But you can support him plotting terrorist attacks |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Questioning the President is now supporting terrorism. |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #48 |
84. Soldiers are not police ... |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. I think this man's acts may fall under the definition of treason. So then what should |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You better do some reading on the Constitution. BTW, Congress hasn't declared war. |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Congress authorized military force against AQ |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Congress also gave immunity to the telecoms that spied on Americans without a warrant |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #58 |
82. So you are going to ignore rule of law while decrying those that dare do the same? |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. You might want to call them then... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #50 |
132. Accusation... sentencing... execution... anything missing there? |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
61. What about U.S Citizen Timothy McVeigh? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. If he is not on US soil and is in a war zone |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
64. The police do it all the time. Kill people without due process that is. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Um ... no. NT |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 08:15 AM Response to Reply #67 |
115. Well, they do--if the suspect is an imminent threat (brandishes a gun). |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
65. The people defending this action disgust me |
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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. +1 |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. "this action" happens to follow international law and a post-9/11 law passed by Congress. |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. your rationalization...which is what it is |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. So credibly sourced facts re: rule of law as it pertains to this decision = "rationalization"? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. No, it's not a government official calling him a terrorist. |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. ah yes...so it's okay to execute someone based on a confession |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #79 |
91. Oh, now his speeches are coerced? |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
139. How is this "throwing away due process," specifically? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
73. I hope that goes equally for protecting anyone like Tim McVeigh or any right wing militia member |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. sure does |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:05 PM Response to Reply #75 |
87. Interesting. So we don't care about non-citizens who have done the exact same thing |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. we don't? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. I haven't seen much exclaimations for a push to protect people |
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GirlAfire (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
81. +1 |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
89. Meh. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
90. I can support this. A person who wants to kill legions is no friend in |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Apparently you're not the only one. |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. "Our real debate now is finding out if the evidence is justified." and that |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Yup. To me that is really what the issue is. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Phew! Thanks. nt |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. No problem. Did you see the video? n/t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
93. k/r |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
101. I have thought on this for some time now, |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Well, the question is, where do you draw the line, for example with serial killers? |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:58 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. Is the problem with the jerk in Yemen a lack of evidence? |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:09 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. The guy in Yemen is an easy target, because he's so outspoken... |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:20 AM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Well, if it comes down to a situation where we don't really know... |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:30 AM Response to Reply #105 |
106. I always err on the side of caution, legally, because if we don't, then we lead to either anarchy... |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
108. This piece of shit is no different than Bin Laden and |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
110. Headline says "Kill or Capture" |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
111. Does that mean that you are always opposed to the use of deadly force? |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
112. Neither can I. But Pres Bush and VP Cheney thought it was grand and Pres Obama |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
116. I support offing a jackass with ties to 9/11, Nidal Hasan & Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
117. I can see why Republicans think some Liberals are ridiculous. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #117 |
130. Don't we have substantial evidence that cigarette manufacturers are plotting to kill Americans? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #117 |
133. Yeah, like Saddam |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
120. Can you support an American citizen killing you in a terrorist attack? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #120 |
138. Engaging in this behavior under color of law- under the auspices of legitimate authority |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
131. If you support war ... |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #131 |
140. I support the war against Al Qaeda. Find, and kill every last one |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. "Find, and kill every last one" good luck with that, you'd have better luck cutting off the heads... |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
136. K&R. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #136 |
143. Here's a clue... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
137. Why on earth should we trust the CIA to shoot people? |
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