US Attorney General justifies terrorism kill policy

[laconicsax]

Source: BBC

US Attorney General Eric Holder said American citizens living abroad could legally be targeted with "lethal force" if there was an imminent threat.

The Obama administration was criticised by civil liberties groups after it killed the US-born Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in September 2011.

But Mr Holder said the US was "at war", so court approval was not needed.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17265915

[DirkGently]

1. Where "terrorist" & "imminent threat will be determined by...

whom? His re-interpretation of "Due Process" renders the term meaningless.

[rexcat]

2. But the "war" is in Afghanistan...

not Yemen but little details don't really matter. On top of that the "War of Terror" is a canard.

[pscot]

3. Eric Holder has no balls

[provis99]

4. will they use drone planes to kill Americans in Canada?

Holder's statements would seem to indicate so. What if several dozen Canadian civilians are collateral damage, the way that Yemeni civilians, or Pakistani citizens, are collateral damage in the drone killings there?

[laconicsax]

7. Based on my extensive research into Canadian society.

I'm pretty sure that if several dozen Canadian civilians were collateral damage, they or their families would apologize for getting in the way of the drone missile...

Unless the drone attack interrupted a hockey game or curling match. We could have a new war on our hands.

I should note that my research consisted of viewing the movies "Strange Brew" and "Canadian Bacon" at least one time each.

[Octafish]

5. When will it apply at home?

COINTELPRO shows how peaceful protesters already are identified and treated as enemies of the state.

And when the state chooses to let free warmongers, mass murderers, and traitors like bush and cheney, I gotta a problem with summary execution.

[laconicsax]

6. You must hate America.

[Peace Patriot]

8. Not surprising, since Holder defended Chiquita execs' who hired murderers to kill trade unionists..

...in Colombia, and got them off with a handslap in a deal with the Bush Junta.

"Murder for profit" is now a U.S. corporate logo, and our U.S. corporate rulers are now pretty much the same thing as the U.S. government.

So much for the "Bill of Rights," the Constitution, democracy and everything this country once stood for--and what numerous brave souls have fought for, throughout our history.

[pmorlan1]

9. Perverted Priorities

I wish there were as many threads on this topic as there are about Rush Limbaugh. This subject is far more important.