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2011-10-06 Home Front: WoT
Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'
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Posted by tipper 2011-10-06 10:07|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 Doesn't bother me so much. If you are actively warring against the US even the most liberal fellow would have to consider that treason. The punishment for treason is the death penalty.

Being an American citizen should not grant you some kind of force field of protection your co-psychos don't have.

If such a panel ever makes a bad call and puts an innocent, non treasonous person, on such a kill list they should be put on trial.
Posted by rjschwarz 2011-10-06 10:16||   2011-10-06 10:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Granted that Al Q and other groups are at war with us.

Granted that they have recruited American citizens.

Still, it seems to me that there should be some judicial review of the executive branch 'death' determination here. The reviewer should have a clearance and the results of his/hers review (not the material he reviewed) should be public.

Giving the Executive branch the power of judge, jury and executioner is dangerous, very dangerous to the constitution and tradition.
Posted by Lord Garth 2011-10-06 11:13||   2011-10-06 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Need the return of "Outlaw" status. Whereby those listed do not get the protection of the law.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-06 11:21||   2011-10-06 11:21|| Front Page Top

#4 I am not against a panel like this, that can look over the classified feeds and make decisions. However, once such a decision is made it needs to be explained in plain language to the US citizens on why one of their own is on the list. Most people will agree that turning your coat, moving to enemy camps and working to actively kill Americans and supporting people who want to makes a good reason why a hellfire needs to be shoved up the traitor's ass.

This should only be for Americans that are outside our borders and not in a country that can extradite them for legal punishment. It will be the last option available for taking them out.
Posted by DarthVader 2011-10-06 11:29||   2011-10-06 11:29|| Front Page Top

#5 All i want is Sarah Palin to look over the list and say, "I agree".

Or Herman Cain, GW Bush, GHW Bush - even Mitt Romney - anybody I could trust as an upright citizen not under the influence of the Manchurian Candidate. Michael Yon. Colin Powell. David Petraeus. Herbert Hoover. Bugs Bunny.
Posted by Bobby 2011-10-06 12:32||   2011-10-06 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 anyone figure out where we can send suggestions for the list?
Posted by Winky Hupeamp7998 2011-10-06 13:03||   2011-10-06 13:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Suppose Awlaki is in the first vehicle of a five-vehicle convoy and a Yemeni terr operator with some international ops to his credit is in the last vehicle.
Does Awlaki get a break by virtue of being an American citizen that the guy in the last vehicle does not? If so, why?
Posted by Richard Aubrey  2011-10-06 13:08||   2011-10-06 13:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Please delete #8. On second thought, that could be misconstrued to those close to the reins of power.
Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-06 13:22||   2011-10-06 13:22|| Front Page Top

#9 I presume you're referring to the real author, EP - not the purported one.
Posted by Barbara 2011-10-06 13:29||   2011-10-06 13:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah. That's what the link charged. But folks at ATF have no sense of humor.
Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-06 13:33||   2011-10-06 13:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Agreed. And they are right. Please don't do that again, Eohippus . Your previous comment is deleted.
Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-06 13:46||   2011-10-06 13:46|| Front Page Top

#12 anyone figure out where we can send suggestions for the list?

Maybe a website. Something like Am I Hot Or Not? where we can vote on the next 'candidate'. I suggest Kill Me Next! for the name.
Posted by SteveS 2011-10-06 14:21||   2011-10-06 14:21|| Front Page Top

#13 "Secret panel can put Americans on 'kill list'"

Not so secret any more, is it?
Posted by Barbara 2011-10-06 16:09||   2011-10-06 16:09|| Front Page Top

#14 Need the return of "Outlaw" status. Whereby those listed do not get the protection of the law.

I agree, after receiving a public trial. We don't need a Star Chamber.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-10-06 17:54||   2011-10-06 17:54|| Front Page Top

#15 It seems all to easy to stack the "panel". It's a tried and true method of ridding one of political opponents.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-10-06 18:20||   2011-10-06 18:20|| Front Page Top

#16 Make public the list and the evidence they need to be killed. The vast majority of Americans who reasonable will concur the traitors need killing or will vote out the scoundrels in the next election.
Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-06 21:04||   2011-10-06 21:04|| Front Page Top

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