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President Obama, CIA Director Leon Panetta and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are now defendants in a historic lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Washington, by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
The case is brought on behalf of American citizen Nasser Al-Aulaqi. The complaint in the case starkly and accurately lays out the constitutional issue at stake in these words:
“This case concerns the executive’s asserted authority to carry out ‘targeted killings’ of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism far from any field of armed conflict.â€
The case is brought on behalf of American citizen Nasser Al-Aulaqi. The complaint in the case starkly and accurately lays out the constitutional issue at stake in these words:
“This case concerns the executive’s asserted authority to carry out ‘targeted killings’ of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism far from any field of armed conflict.â€
Link.
So. What do you think? Extrajudicial killing by the gubnmint is ok because the targets are towelheaded muzzies and wether they've been to court or not, they should be exterminated forthwith.
Or an affront to the constitution which says..
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“no person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.â€
Edited, Sep 28th 2010 7:10pm by paulsol