Tuesday, June 29, 2010
How many Americans are targeted for assassination?
Some people do not like the idea that McChrystal should have been fragged, but the Washington Times' Eli Lake has an interview with Obama's top Terrorism adviser John Brennan in which Brennan strongly suggests that the number of U.S. citizens targeted for assassination could actually be "dozens".
The Washington Times seems to claim that the Obama administration has adopted the core Terrorism policies of Bush/Cheney - that is "kill US citizens if we do not care for their views". Long article in Salon about this. The article even ends saying "is it time yet to have a debate about whether we think the President should be able to exercise a power like this?"
IMO: So we are left with the puzzle, that if that is Obama's policy (not just the administration's) then why was McChrystal NOT fragged ?
The Washington Times seems to claim that the Obama administration has adopted the core Terrorism policies of Bush/Cheney - that is "kill US citizens if we do not care for their views". Long article in Salon about this. The article even ends saying "is it time yet to have a debate about whether we think the President should be able to exercise a power like this?"
IMO: So we are left with the puzzle, that if that is Obama's policy (not just the administration's) then why was McChrystal NOT fragged ?
# posted by uv : 7:41 AM
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