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  1. par4 says:

    Obama assassinated a citizen without any due process. He needs to be removed from office instantly and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The same goes for all of the Bush administration. The crimes of both parties have become so outlandish that anyone who votes for anyone in either party should be tried for aiding and abetting an ongoing criminal enterprise.

  2. allan says:

    “Yet after the Administration killed Awlaki, Administration officials spilled state secrets repeatedly…”
    It’ll be interesting to see what happens if and when the Republicans retake the White House.
    I can easily see prosecutions of Obama appointees for revealing such secrets.
    Can you say Attorney General Cuccinelli?

  3. MadDog says:

    I found this part of Brennan’s discussion troubling as well:


    (My Bold)

    If I’m remembering correctly, wasn’t it the US government’s position in the al-Awlaki assassinations (both father and son), that those US drone strikes were conducted by the CIA, and if so, since when in Brennan’s mind has the CIA been considered part of the US military?

    Additionally, there’s Brennan’s later commentary in the same response:

    “…We need to demonstrate, through the strength of our judicial system, that we can handle these issues, particularly on our soil, in a way that’s consistent with our commitment to that rule of law, but also works very effectively in terms of getting the intelligence we need to keep this country safe…”

    (My Bold)

    If Brennan is referring to the handling via “our judicial system” of the US government’s unceasing use of States Secret Privilege to shield, hide, and obstruct all attempts to obtain and ensure justice, then he and the US government have a vastly different understanding of “our judicial system” than the founders of our nation, the writers of our Constitution and the American public.

  4. Roman Berry says:

    @P J Evans: I’m not par4, but my suggestion would be to find a candidate that actually believes what you believe and vote for them. Voting for “the lesser of two evils” is still voting for evil, and with the ratchet effect in full play, is largely what has landed us in this fine mess.

    To vote for a candidate or an incumbent president who supports these things or does these things is to effectively say that you support these things too. That’s why I won’t be voting for a candidate from either wing of The Money Party next year. Because I do not support these things.

  5. MadDog says:

    @MadDog: Just in case of anyone’s misunderstanding, I am not suggesting that I support the government’s use of “material support of terrorism” in the way that they have. My point about those “success stories” is that law enforcement is not and has not been an impediment to taking on the challenge of dealing with those charged with terrorism-related crimes as folks, mostly Repugs like Lindsey Graham and Jon Kyl, but not exclusively Repugs, would have the country believe.

  6. Stu Wilde says:

    I just read Greenwald over at Salon who had a link to sen levin (MI) who said on the floor that the administration INSISTED on the controversial language in section 1031 that deprives citizens of due process rights (among others). Your post seems to suggest the administration is trying to strengthen that provision?

    I’m confused that obama would insist on the language, then threaten to veto because it didn’t go far enough — wow, Twilight Zone time…

  7. emptywheel says:

    @Stu Wilde: Yeah, I reported that Levin bit last month. This post might help to orient you on what’s going on.

    I do think the Admin is opposed to presumptive military detention, partly bc it ties their hand and partly bc it’s stupid.

    But I also think the Admin doesn’t want any law in this area because it’ll limit their ability to do things like geolocate and assassinate people.

  8. MadDog says:

    Tangentially related – This Philip Giraldi piece came out after my comment hunch about a MEK/Israel relationship:

    “Washington’s Secret Wars


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