The American Civil Liberties Union has objected to the killing of the U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen by U.S. forces.
Awlaki was a U.S. citizen, and the ACLU said President Obama does not have the authority to kill an American without due process of law. The White House confirmed the cleric was killed by a U.S. drone attack.
“The targeted killing program violates both U.S. and international law,” ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer said. “As we’ve seen today, this is a program under which American citizens far from any battlefield can be executed by their own government without judicial process, and on the basis of standards and evidence that are kept secret not just from the public but from the courts.”
The ACLU said the government only has the authority to kill Americans when a threat is imminent.
No surprise that the ACLU is barking about this, that is an organization that will make a case against anything - even the actions and beliefs of members of their own organization. Anwar al-Awlaki got what he had coming to him and I see no need to hold back on eliminating the rest of his ilk from the surface of the earth.
Frankly I'm more astonished that Yemin's leadership hasn't made an issue out of the US operating a Raptor in their sovereign airspace or made any attempts to shoot down the UAV.
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
otisptoadwater wrote: Frankly I'm more astonished that Yemin's leadership hasn't made an issue out of the US operating a Raptor in their sovereign airspace or made any attempts to shoot down the UAV.
Not really. They are counting on US $$$$ just like every other country. If they pitch a fit the purse strings get tighter.
I think he had an accident... :VeryScared:
