This disgusts me..


Obama lawyers: Citizens targeted if at war with US


The government lawyers - CIA counsel Stephen Preston and Pentagon counsel Jeh Johnson - did not directly address the al-Alwaki case. But they said U.S. citizens don't have immunity when they're at war with the United States.

Johnson said only the executive branch, not the courts, are equipped to make decisions about who qualifies as an enemy.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TARGETED_KILLING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-01-10-42-54

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TARGETED_KILLING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-01-10-42-54

fixed it

RON PAUL 2012! REIN IN GOVERNMENT! STOP THE INSANE WAR MACHINE!

thanks

A very dangerous road , when does "at war with" become "doesnt agree with" ? If dat time is anytime in the foreseeable future then il be a "Terrorist" :)

But, but, but, libs want more war!!

I agree. Al-Alwaki was a dangerous man and a dangerous leader in Al-Qaeda.

Two questions LP, one, who told u that ? And two, ive always wonderd what are those letters on the tops the folk in ur Foto are wearing ? Luks worryingly like FBI

could have sworn that Courts decide over Innocence or Guilt,NOT the Police!
And actually a Court should have been convened in the al-Alwaki-Case to decide the steps to be taken,not by some Lawyers in the DOJ!
Cases like this are rare enough to be taken up by a Court first!
That Guy would have kept!

When some panel of lawyers can sit around and decide who lives and who dies without having to provide any evidence or give the accused their day in court we have got some serious fning problems in this country.

Except it isn't Obama that is to blame for this though right?

Who appoints or hires the lawyers at the Justice Department?

Bush?

Where the present establishment is concerned.... I'm afraid I fit the profile because I believe in the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights, as well as the Rule of Law....just not illegal, unconstitutional, or unjust laws!

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign "and domestic"; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."

It's the military oath, but if they want to make the USofA a battleground, and all within it "subject to military law", so be it!

The policy wasn't created by Obama, right?

How many American citizens did Bush assassinate?

Hell you don't even know the answer to that one yourself. LOL

Who created the policy which you bytch about? It wasn't Obama.

The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself.

The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.

Bipartisanship at it's finest.

could have sworn that he promised to have the Patriot-Act repealed!
And he had the Votes in The House and Senate to do it!
But that Piece of "Legislation" is just too handy for a Statist like him!

I almost agree with you here. However it wasn't Obama nor Obama's lawyers that created this mess.

One of my issues with Obama is the Patriot Act and his not working hard to over turn it.