Comments on: The U.S. Case Against Awlaki

By: cindy

cindy — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:26:54 +0000

“The case against Awlaki??” Did the free press write this, or just copy and paste some WH press release? Is Awlaki going to be tried in absentia?(That will placate the ACLU for sure.) If this had happened under Bush, I doubt we’d see a headline and story like this..it would be more like “Awlaki, his wife, their 2 kids, his best friends, 3 cows, 2 dogs and a parakeet were incinerated by our warmonger president while they were observing the holy day of rastafaradan. Two homes, with six rooms of funiture, plus a vegetable garden outside were also destroyed in this unprovoked attack. Locals say, all the victims were unarmed, infact there were no guns or bombs in the house, or in the entire neighborhood…and did we mention the house served as this village’s only mosque, school AND maternity hospital”

By: dave_ct

dave_ct — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:21:00 +0000

To our brave men and women serving in the military and intelligence communities: Thank you so much for your dedication, service, hard work and sacrifice!

To the vile excrement known as isla mic/mu slim ter rorists and extremists: America is “bring’n it,” m f’ers!

By: cr

cr — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:36:27 +0000

I see it everday. As a proud American who provided more than my share to preserve this country as a long term veteran and tax-paying citizen, I see dredges of society taking advanrage of the welfare system and unvalidated disability. Is it any wonder that this country feeds the vehement dislike for the life-stye so manyfoeigners abhor? Look at the obesity rate in this country, loss of jobs because they are “beneath the snack eating pupluace,” Bring in the working hspanic folks who will revitilizzes this country. I have nothing but disdain for those lazy values Ture Americans will rise to the cause and eradicate the hate that exists in most model wastern countries but first America needs to set the example..a example that was lost near the end of WWI…..

By: Richard.k.ClintonJr

Richard.k.ClintonJr — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:17:42 +0000

Should we of not first revoked his citizenship? We have lost the moral high ground, even the NAZI war criminals were tracked down alive to stand trial. If we can get close enough to see him to kill him, then we could attempt to arrest him! At least bring formal charges against him. We have degraded to the levels of former communist Russia!

By: Searambler

Searambler — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:41:49 +0000

what’s next, the dalai lama challenging the pope to a UFC match?
Posted by: grumpopolis | September 30, 2011, 3:19 pm.

Tough match up. I think the pope has a longer reach, but the lama is 8 years younger. Since the pope is 84, that age difference could come into play. Are you giving odds?

By: Searambler

Searambler — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:37:06 +0000

Awlaki effectively renounced his citizenship – and the protections derived from it – when he declared war on the United States. He turned himself into an enemy combatant, and put a target on his own back by doing so. When did Republicans go soft on terror? Oh yeah, when Obama started killing off terrorists………..

By: talmag

talmag — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:01:06 +0000

When this person went to the other side and plotted against his own country…he gave up any rights as a citizen or American. This president has killed or captured more Alkida than any other president and still they complain. I have no regrets about the killing of these defected citizens…not Americans. They chose the life they lived and they had to take the consequences. Those who will not give this president any credit for anything…I say…Bush promised to get and kill Osama Bin Laden and two short years later said “I don’t know where he is” ” I don’t think about him.” This from the president on 9/11. President Obama promised to get him and kill him and he did and still they want to give the credit to Bush…what a laugh.

By: secondlook

secondlook — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:05:17 +0000

Self defense.

By: george

george — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:02:08 +0000

It seems that some people on this board would rather wait until their family members are dismembered by a successful Awlaki attack rather than thank President Obama for sparing them the possibility that it can ever happen. The evidence, and due process, was assembled, considered, and followed as best it could under the circumstances and I applaud this president, and any other officials and the military, for serving to protect us.

By: tony

tony — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:58:10 +0000

I love this part, “In 2010, the Obama administration ruled that it had the rights to target for assassination Awlaki.” I served honorably in the U.S. Army to defend the Constitution. What part of the Constitution says that the U.S. President can give HIMSELF the authority to assassinate U.S. citizens without a trial. If they found him next to an elementary school in Cleveland would they put him on his knees and put a bullet in his brain? They would have to in order to “protect intelligence gathering sources and methods.” That’s why they can’t put “terrorists” on trial right?

Everyone applauding this mess is giving away their rights as citizens. “But that’s THEM, not me.” The difference between him and you is that the U.S. government called him an “enemy of the state”. As long as you don’t piss them off you won’t get on that list. COMMUNIST! WITCH! TERRORIST! It’s easy to get people to support killing – THAT’S WHY WE HAVE A CONSTITUTION AND RULE OF LAW!!!

I’m sorry the vast majority of American’s don’t have a serious problem with this. It shows how society has degraded.