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January 15. 2013 "Wired" - - The man in charge of America’s drone wars will face Senate questioning about perhaps their most controversial aspect: when the president can target American citizens for death.
“How much evidence does the President need to determine that a particular American can be lawfully killed?”
Wyden, a member of the Senate intelligence committee, asks in the letter, acquired by Danger Room. “Does the President have to provide individual Americans with the opportunity to surrender before killing them?”
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reply to post by silo13
Can you imagine we’ll not even be allowed to see our killers now? I know that sounds trivial when we’re talking about being taken out by drone - but not even knowing when it’s coming, who's doing it and the why? How it can even be allowed and condoned in the first place?
For the executive branch to claim that intelligence agencies have the authority to knowingly kill American citizens but refuse to provide Congress with any and all legal opinions that explain the executive branch’s understanding of this authority represents an alarming and indefensible assertion of executive prerogative,” Wyden writes.
Originally posted by The0nlytruth
reply to post by silo13
Death death and more death. America *Sigh*. You have lunatics running your country, REVOLUTION 2013 woop woop woop woop
I won't believe it until the first American is actually killed by drone.
Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
reply to post by silo13
Can you imagine we’ll not even be allowed to see our killers now? I know that sounds trivial when we’re talking about being taken out by drone - but not even knowing when it’s coming, who's doing it and the why? How it can even be allowed and condoned in the first place?
This is one of the most cowardly acts that our nation has committed in its entire history. It is one thing to face your enemy on the battlefield and look into their eyes, see their humanity and make a decision as to whether to fight or not. It is quite another thing to decide to send a machine to a location where you think the "enemy" might be, knowing that there is no certainly you will kill them, but you most certainly may kill innocent bystanders.
In my humble opinion, this is no different than what a suicide bomber does when they go into a crowded public place and detonates him/her self.
This is pure and evil cowardice on the part of those that authorize and perpetrate such a vile act.
why would america want to risk soldiers lives trying to bring this guy out so he could stand trial?
You have lunatics running your country,
REVOLUTION 2013 woop woop woop woop
So what you think that all of the terrorists should be allowed to regroup inside Pakistan so they can rebuild their training camps and then in a few years launch the next 9/11.
why would america want to risk soldiers lives trying to bring this guy out so he could stand trial?