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Judicial Playa wrote:... this "killing" is particularly troublesome and deeply concerning to me...
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ExBuzzer wrote:Wobblie, if it's murder, I'm sure the appropriate prosecuting authority will be right on it. Is it U.S. law that applies in Yemen or local law or "International Law"
(a) Definition.— In this section, “national of the United States” has the meaning stated in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(22)). (b) Offense.— A person who, being a national of the United States, kills or attempts to kill a national of the United States while such national is outside the United States but within the jurisdiction of another country shall be punished as provided under sections 1111, 1112, and 1113.
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Rusty Iron Ring wrote: Edit: And wobblie beats me again. And EB, as for the "My Heart Bleeds" comment, you don't have to feel sorry for a terrorist dying by the sword to get a little bit sad when the rule of law takes another shot in the guts.
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Wobblie wrote:And where's your evidence of that?! Not even Obama claimed he was an enemy combatant.
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'For instance, now,' she went on, sticking a large piece of plaster on her finger as she spoke, 'there's the King's Messenger. He's in prison now, being punished: and the trial doesn't even begin till next Wednesday: and of course the crime comes last of all.' 'Suppose he never commits the crime?' said Alice. 'That would be all the better, wouldn't it?' the Queen said, as she bound the plaster round her finger with a bit of ribbon. Alice felt there was no denying that. 'Of course it would be all the better,' she said: 'but it wouldn't be all the better his being punished.' 'You're wrong there, at any rate,' said the Queen. 'Were you ever punished?' 'Only for faults,' said Alice. 'And you were all the better for it, I know!' the Queen said triumphantly. 'Yes, but then I had done the things I was punished for,' said Alice: 'that makes all the difference.' 'But if you hadn't done them,' the Queen said, 'that would have been better still; better, and better, and better!'
'Suppose he never commits the crime?' said Alice.
'That would be all the better, wouldn't it?' the Queen said, as she bound the plaster round her finger with a bit of ribbon.
Alice felt there was no denying that. 'Of course it would be all the better,' she said: 'but it wouldn't be all the better his being punished.'
'You're wrong there, at any rate,' said the Queen. 'Were you ever punished?'
'Only for faults,' said Alice.
'And you were all the better for it, I know!' the Queen said triumphantly.
'Yes, but then I had done the things I was punished for,' said Alice: 'that makes all the difference.'
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Sep 30 11 12:49 PM
APKeaton wrote:Also, by the logic in this thread if an enemy soldier on the battlefield, of say WWI for example, happened to have US citizenship, the US would be unable to target him and only arrest him and send him to trial...right.
Sep 30 11 12:56 PM
Rusty Iron Ring wrote:APKeaton wrote:Also, by the logic in this thread if an enemy soldier on the battlefield, of say WWI for example, happened to have US citizenship, the US would be unable to target him and only arrest him and send him to trial...right.Way to tear down that straw man.This wasn't a soldier on a battlefield. This was the assasination of an asshole who preached violence. He wasn't a soldier, he wasn't a commander, he wasn't on a battlefield, and he wasn't taking active part in hostilities. You can pretend that being a bad guy means that he was, but the reality is that he wasn't.
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