Opinion of Anwar al-Aulaqi

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Horrible Person. I've never had any sympathy for him.

[© tweed]

well beside the point

[Frodo]

I'm glad we killed him. 

[Donerail]

well beside the point

This, essentially. It doesn't matter what he did, what matters is that he was a US citizen who was executed by the US government without even any sham of due process.

[Oakvale]

Libertarian freedom fighter unjustly murdered by fascist OBushma's dystopian police state. Good night, sweet prince.

[Napoleon]

well beside the point

This, essentially. It doesn't matter what he did, what matters is that he was a US citizen who was executed by the US government without even any sham of due process.

Horrible person but yeah.

[SPC]

well beside the point

This, essentially. It doesn't matter what he did, what matters is that he was a US citizen who was executed by the US government without even any sham of due process.

Horrible person but yeah.

This. It is funny how both BRTD and neoconservatives buy into the idea that the world consists of good guys and bad guys.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I am glad he is dead-I just don't like the way he died. I would of much prefered him being captured, tried, and executed like the constitution requires. He had a right to a trial, and Obama should be impeached for his murder.

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I was unaware Bin Laden was a US citizen

Libertarian freedom fighter unjustly murdered by fascist OBushma's dystopian police state. Good night, sweet prince.

Welcome back!

[SPC]

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I personally go by Blackstone's formulation, but I digress. I suppose by your logic the capture of KSM would also have been impossible? As for Bin Laden, the argument certainly has been made that that example does not demonstrate the need to perform extrajudicial killing.

[© tweed]

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

yes issue an indictment.  when that fails then get Congress to declare war on Yemen.

[Vosem]

One of the best things Obama has done.

[Badger]

Rotting in hell.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I was unaware Bin Laden was a US citizen

That should not matter. Prioritizing Americans over non-Americans is quite disgusting.

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I personally go by Blackstone's formulation, but I digress. I suppose by your logic the capture of KSM would also have been impossible? As for Bin Laden, the argument certainly has been made that that example does not demonstrate the need to perform extrajudicial killing.

Well the US did attempt to capture him before like KSM but failed. But this is akin to arguing that every Confederate soldier killed should've had an indictment issued against them and arrested. He was waging a terrorist insurgency against the US. It's not like there have been bombings overseas against people hiding out for tax evasion.

I mean if you want to criticize Obama for the drone bombing campaign in Pakistan there's a pretty legitimate point there, but no one is going to win many liberals over to not voting for Obama on the basis of defending this guy.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

yes issue an indictment.  when that fails then get Congress to declare war on Yemen.

I thought you didn't like unnecessary wars.

[© tweed]

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

yes issue an indictment.  when that fails then get Congress to declare war on Yemen.

I thought you didn't like unnecessary wars.

I'm not advocating it, I'm outlining a legal way to have captured Mr a.

[SPC]

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I was unaware Bin Laden was a US citizen

That should not matter. Prioritizing Americans over non-Americans is quite disgusting.

How do you propose that Obama have him tried? Issue an indictment and expect him to turn himself in? Expect the Yemenis to be able to arrest him alive and then extradite him?

And what about killing bin Laden? It was the same thing.

I personally go by Blackstone's formulation, but I digress. I suppose by your logic the capture of KSM would also have been impossible? As for Bin Laden, the argument certainly has been made that that example does not demonstrate the need to perform extrajudicial killing.

Well the US did attempt to capture him before like KSM but failed. But this is akin to arguing that every Confederate soldier killed should've had an indictment issued against them and arrested. He was waging a terrorist insurgency against the US. It's not like there have been bombings overseas against people hiding out for tax evasion.

I mean if you want to criticize Obama for the drone bombing campaign in Pakistan there's a pretty legitimate point there, but no one is going to win many liberals over to not voting for Obama on the basis of defending this guy.

Remind me when Yemen achieved U.S. statehood?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He was an al-Qaeda regional commander. al-Qaeda has most certainly attacked the US.

[Lief 🗽]

People are seriously voting Freedom Fighter? Wtf?!

[Donerail]

He was an al-Qaeda regional commander. al-Qaeda has most certainly attacked the US.

An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority. When did the US become a constituted authority in Yemen?

[opebo]

People are seriously voting Freedom Fighter? Wtf?!

Enemy of my enemy is my friend?

[Jacobtm]

It's disgusting how quickly Americans forget about the right to a fair trial when the word "TERRORIST" is applied to someone.

Dropping bombs on people accused of crimes is not how a civilized nation handles itself.

[SPC]

He was an al-Qaeda regional commander. al-Qaeda has most certainly attacked the US.

al-Qaeda in its modern incarnation is a name used to refer to various Islamist organizations. This serves the purposes of the War Party by allowing them to justify perpetual warfare against groups throughout the world.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

He was a traitor, plain and simple.

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He was an American citizen who participated in waging a war against his own country. While I'd prefer to see him captured and tried under the law, we don't know if capturing him was possible. I have no problem with targeting terrorists.

From what we know, his death was a clean strike, as compared to other messy drone strikes I disapprove of.

[Lambsbread]

Libertarian freedom fighter unjustly murdered by fascist OBushma's dystopian police state. Good night, sweet prince.

Amen.