The United States is clearly not at war with Yemen. Yemen is working to apprehend and bring to justice alleged international criminals on its territory, as the U.S. Department of Defense concedes (and apparently financially and operationally supports). And Yemen has now officially confirmed that it granted, but has since withdrawn, permission for selective U.S. bombing of its territory. In these circumstances, our government’s disproportionate targeting of Anwar Al-Awlaki for summary execution in Yemen, as publicly reported by multiple outlets, seems to clearly amount to an Executive attempt to “outlaw” Al-Awlaki – something that the U.S. President has no Constitutional authority or power to do.
Yemen’s Foreign Minister Al-Qirbi Admits Permission Granted, Withdrawn for U.S. Attacks on Yemen |
| By: powwow Friday October 1, 2010 8:57 pm |
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Time for ‘A Full and Open’ Debate about Drones |
| By: daphneeviatarhumanrights1st Wednesday July 7, 2010 12:10 pm |
Should our government have the right to kill U.S citizens abroad without a trial or due process? Apparently we already have the answer.
Elena Kagan: It Is OK To Murder US Citizens And It Is OK To Murder The Constitution |
| By: Frank33 Sunday April 18, 2010 9:26 am |
We are at war and it will never end. The Constitution is dead. Elena Kagan promises to bury it.
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