Posted on 02/10/2014 7:13:39 AM PST by gooblah
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen who is a member of al-Qaida is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say, and the Obama administration is wrestling with whether to kill him with a drone strike and how to do so legally under its new stricter targeting policy issued last year.
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No difference in shooting a perp in a 7-11 with a hand grenade threatening to pull the pin
Actually there is a difference. It would be like shooting someone who has indicated a desire to one day blow up a 7-11.
If they want to execute U.S. Citizens before they do something, then they should charge them with treason and try them in abstentia.
Call me crazy, but all of these Dems continually calling Tea Party members terrorists make me nervous.
Just print his name and address and no one will have to worry about a drone killing him.....
Bingo! You have hit precisely on the issue here. It might be a subtle distinction for some people, but it is a critical distinction.
What is really going on here? Why would this be leaked?
Call me crazy, but all of these Dems continually calling Tea Party members terrorists make me nervous.
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Yes, so scary to me.
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