Posted by JMM,
What an odd intelligence matrix? Isn't this the same matrix we used to justify invading Iraq? Wasn't there a book written not too many years ago called the "one percent...
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Posted by JMM,
What an odd intelligence matrix? Isn't this the same matrix we used to justify invading Iraq? Wasn't there a book written not too many years ago called the "one percent...
I think the difference is that I'm not sure he legally expatrioted himself, anymore than retired LTC Hackworth did. However, that is a minor issue compared to having a few mid level bureaucrats...
Mike,
My comment on improving the process only pertains to the rare case when we target a U.S. citizen, I'm not advocating change for targeting non-U.S. citizens.
Posted by Fuchs,
On this point (not the outcome) I tend to agree with you, and concur we need a better system. I think a reasonable legal process would have came to the same conclusion, but...
Actually I'm concerned about both. As you pointed out this is more of a policy than a legal issue. What we all hope for is good judgement and no rule book will enable that.
Mike,
Thanks for the post. When addressing your comments on "secret" stuff, one really needs to first ask if this is really "secret" stuff if it is being discussed in the media? A covert...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world/middleeast/secret-us-memo-made-legal-case-to-kill-a-citizen.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
Hopefully this paragraph will lessen concerns that we're pursuing a...
Enemies adapt over time in a number of ways if they're not rapidly and decisively defeated, so there is no doubt in my mind they will employ UAVs in the future. There is already a wide and growing...
Posted by Fuchs,
Really? Our allies are going to turn against us because we killed a terrorist? I suspect most of our allies will be cheering this action, while some of their left leaning...
M-A Lagrange,
In much simplier terms since I'm not a lawyer, I am not arguing for battle space with no boundaries, but the boundaries are defined by where the is at. If a particular geographical...
Mike,
This is a good news story all around, first we have two bad actors off the street, and I agree with the analysis that Awlaki was numero uno threat to the homeland, and Samir Khan was not an...
Mike,
Too busy to read through all your great material at the moment, but I am having a hard time stomaching the so called moral/ethical debate on killing a mass murderer. This guy told the world...