Posted on 05/29/2012 3:37:17 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama personally oversees Al-Qaeda 'kill list': report AFPAFP – 56 mins ago
US President Barack Obama has personally overseen a top-secret process for determining which Al-Qaeda suspects should be placed on a "kill list," the New York Times reported Tuesday.
The Times, citing dozens of top officials and former advisers, said the administration had developed what it termed the "kill list" as part of a stepped-up drone war against Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan and Yemen.
"He is determined that he will make these decisions about how far and wide these operations will go," it quoted National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon as saying.
"His view is that he's responsible for the position of the United States in the world... He's determined to keep the tether pretty short."
The Times described the top-secret process, which begins with some 100 counter-terrorism officials sifting through biographies and "nominating" suspects in Yemen and Somalia to be added to the kill list during a secure video conference run by the Pentagon.
The CIA carries out a separate process for suspects in Pakistan, it said.
The nominations then go to Obama, who signs off on every strike in Yemen and Somalia and also on especially complex and risky strikes in Pakistan -- about a third of the total, the Times said.
Obama personally approves the killing of top suspects, such as Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaqi -- a US citizen -- who was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen last year.
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A lot of work for a slacker that doesn’t even start his schedule until 9 AM and then clocks out at 3 PM.....yeah, this is really believable
He does that to make sure none of his close friends are targeted.
Why do they have to talk about every freaking thing?
It's to show us what a wonderful and masterful military mind Great Leader has.
... and Chuck Norris wears Obama pajamas...
0bummer’s unqualified to oversee a shopping list, let alone a kill list.
Yeah, right... if this obvious attempt at pumping up the empty suit were done by a Republican, you could bet your last dollar a reporter would asking the names of those on the list in an effort to discredit it. But not for President Barack Hussein Mountain Dew Obama Comacho... his marxist propogandists dutifully print the lies. Pathetic.
From the article:
“One guy gets knocked off, and the guy’s driver, who’s No. 21, becomes 20?” the Times quoted Daley as saying. “At what point are you just filling the bucket with numbers?”
Woops.
commie valerie jarrett has said that commie kenyan obama is NOT a morning person. The list is probably distributed early afternoon.
Those who don’t ‘bundle’ a couple of million $$$ for his campaign, stay on the list.
This was “leaked” for political purposes only.
It’s to show us what a wonderful and masterful military mind Great Leader has.
.......................................................... He is almost god like isn’t he?
The power over life and death.
Well better Al quaeda than his death panels in Obamacare.
What a boatload, Mr. President who dies today.Give me a break.
..the former top secret process was disclosed in order to get Odungo more votes
2) Everything that we were told after bin laden was killed... if he was killed... was all staged and a lie.
3) obamao never gave the go order to kill bin laden... those around him knew he couldn't do it so the decision was made for him and he was forced to go along after the fact.
4) Everything out of this administration is a lie. Anyone supporting or believing in obama is far too stupid to be allowed to vote. This is 100% bovine poop!
LLS
A lot of work for a slacker that doesn’t even start his schedule until 9 AM and then clocks out at 3 PM...How much work is it to "oversee" a list?
Ok, ok, I looked at it... now don't forget to tell lapdogs in the media.
You might want to add “dead people don’t talk”.
I bet he dons his Obama Super Commando duds just before looking at it. They probably photo shop his image into a situation room photo in these duds to use whenever needed.
Look up in the sky, is it a bird..no..Is it a plane...no it is super commando. More powerful than a gnat’s fart, Faster than a shanked driver. Able to leap onto AF 1 more than any former president...yet is is super commando. Disguised as an ascerbic street aggitator he is able to defend lies, incompantance and the kenyan way.
So Obama is now in a position to shake down Al-Qaeda for contributions.
They had to set up a grid for Obama that looks like the NCAA basketball brackets before he would deal with it. He picked Kentucky over Abdul Rahman Yasin in the finals.
Only the straight ones make the list.
I’ve been reading that Yahoo and Fox have both disabled their comment sections recently. I wonder if it is because they can start putting up pure propaganda like this unopposed.
love the poster...exactly what I had in mind
Here is how you can tell this is a political story:
For independents, it portrays Obama as a tough-as-nails Commander In Chief who orders the death of terrorists.
For liberals, it shows he does not use drones indiscriminately (like Bush did), but in a very careful, methodical, surgical manner where he takes personal interest in making sure only the right people are killed.
Yeah, he keeps the list right next to the ESPN TV schedule.\
Still an ineligible turd.
I wonder how many other “kill lists” Obama “personally oversees”.
Talk about an overinflated ego. His ego must be the size of Greenland.
What happens when something goes wrong? Will he take responsibility or have an excuse like he had for the osama mission?
I guess this means he can forget getting another Nobel Peace Prize.
We’ll know he’s in trouble if Michelle and the girls don’t take vacations worth MILLIONS of DOLLARS!! Watch the vacations!! I see County Fairs or State Fairs in their future!
They’re very, very afraid if this is what they’re pitching. Hussein can’t personally oversee much past lighting his next joint.
To make Obama look like a tough guy. All of this is controlled leakage for political gain.
Obama is just playing games.
Obama the narcissist has a kill list of his own every time a head pops up in front of him that makes him feel “criticized” or “inadequate”, because he is a faggot muslim.
He must get a hard on getting into the intimate secrets of Bin Laden...
Top secret process released by Obama’s publicity firm. This has nothing at all to do with the election of course.
You may be onto something with that. I had not thought of that motive.
HAHAHAHAHA - ain't that the truth.
The only reason King Putt is authorizing force against his moslem brethren is that he sees such actions as possible vote generators, nothing more, nothing less.
Meanwhile in the real world, Obama lets terrorist who murder American soldiers go free.
http://west.house.gov/images/stories/Letter_to_President_Obama_re_Daqduq_-_16_MAY_2012.pdf
What about collateral damage? If a baby or child gets killed, does this make Obozo directly responsible? If it were Bush, you know the media would be hyping up the collateral damage.
The CIA agent that questioned KSM made that point. They can’t question dead people. The intelligence community around the world is being blinded.
“... and Chuck Norris wears Obama pajamas...”
What a HOOT!
That didn’t even need a /Sarcasm tag!
I have heard that he personally goes on the missions and does the work himself.
The campaign ads are being readied.
I have heard that he personally goes on the missions and does the work himself.
The campaign ads are being readied.
Just imagine the explosions if it were say...Bush who had this level of involvement in operational detail. Zero has been able to ramp-up the drone war because he knew he'd get a pass on the left and in the MSM. No Republican would. The Slimes and the Compost would be in daily hysterics and Seymour Hersh would be on the Today Show plugging his new book about how Bush has unleashed robot massacres from the skies on wedding parties and grade schools.
LMFAO! It's amazing how relevant that movie becomes every single day.
Mike Judge is a social commentary genius.
We’re supposed to believe that a guy who had to be dragged off the golf course to be in the war room when Bin Laden was killed knows one goatherd from another. This is like when Biden said Obama “spent months planning” the Bin Laden killing.
His #1 priority from the moment he wakes up to the moment he puts his kids to bed and his head on his soft pi’wwoh.
Right up there with his #1 priorities of jobs and overhauling healthcare and whatever other issue is #1 with the audience he is speaking to that day.
Somehow, the phrase, “it takes an air raid on a village” seems to describe zerobama’s actions here...
Somehow, the phrase, “it takes an air raid on a village” seems to describe zerobama’s actions here...
why not just pick them all?
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