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Death sentences without trial – a possibility for US citizens
Published: 06 February, 2010, 05:39
Edited: 20 October, 2010, 17:08
TAGS: Human rights, Terrorism, Law, USA
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has confirmed US forces are authorized to kill American citizens abroad.
Speaking before the House Intelligence Committee, Blair acknowledged President Obama is continuing what some say is a Bush-era policy authorizing the killing of citizens if they are considered a terrorist threat to the United States.
But as Wayne Madsen says, this policy is not only a breach of the Constitution, it leaves too much room for error.
“We've seen Dennis Blair going before Congress saying they have made a grievous error, when they didn't get the information on Farouk Abdulmutallab – the so-called “underwear bomber” – because somebody spelled the name wrong. What if somebody spells the name wrong here? They misspell – and the wrong American gets killed,” Madsen told RT.
05.02.2010, 19:06
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Munich 2010: lessons learned, lessons forgottenThree years ago, former Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the world about the dangers of any nation – and the United States in this particular case– acting unilaterally on the global stage. |
06.02.2010, 12:08
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Security in Europe in decline – Russian FMEuropean and Euro-Atlantic security has deteriorated over the last twenty years and needs change, stated Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Munich Security Conference. |
Uh...hexxor? You do realize you HAVE to pay for internet usage, right? And that you pay for water? And even with "free" healthcare, you'll still have to pay via taxes? You've ALWAYS had to...so I don't see how it would be the "new" American way. Also, I'd like to point out that I have no problem with it. Nothing in this life's for free, nor easy. America isn't some evil empire. This video makes it out that they can just burst into your living room, on a whim, and blast you and your family to Hell. Notice how the video showed no evidence of their claims. All the had was some guy saying things. Oh, yeah, and his opinions. No proof. Just words.
Tch... I don't see why people are complaining about this... If a citizen of any country's suspected of being a terrorist, they shouldn't be given a chance. Oh, wait, that's not fair, right, they need a trial. I agree but go tell that to all the Taliban that got killed in the war. Were they given a fair trial? No, they were killed on sight. You can't play fair with someone because he's from your country; that's bullshit. A terrorist's a terrorist and unless the thousands of other suspected terrorists are given a chance instead of being shot down, it doesn't matter if the guy's American or not. This is what war is, two groups defending their interest. One guy dying because he was a potential threat isn't much of an issue.
If a guy with a turban and a scraggly beard is pointing an AK-47 at me, I'm not going to ask to see his passport, I'm going to shoot him. This video is highly biased trying to make the US look as though we're on the same level as Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein and so on. This isn't about gassing villages or African genocide, this is about US citizens that defect to the enemy and attempt to kill US soldiers.