[Lorianne]

This is pretty interesting with the WSWS is up in arms about Obama.

I have to say, I find it pretty alarming myself.

It seems nutty to bring Kaleed Shake Mohommed back to NYC to have a trial for him and his part in 911 (he is not an American Citizen) and to order someone whacked in on foreign soil who IS an American citizen.

Bad guy or not, this is crazy precedent setting.

[fr_freak]

So far, I can't disagree with this. The only thing is that I suspect if the bastard weren't an American citizen, Obama would be less inclined to have him whacked.

[jeltz25]

Me too. I don’t see how it’s illegal to waterboard KSM, but it’s perfectly legal to order a hit on a US citizen who’s had no trial or anything like that.

You know if this was Bush who did something like that the media and the dems would be up in arms and proclaiming the next Stalin. Not a peep with Obama.

How is it legal for the President to just order US citizens to be taken out at his whim?

[J Edgar]

First a “US-born Muslim cleric”, then your funny looking neighbor, then those noisy politicos, then the tax protestors who are losing their possessions, and then finally YOU for being SO STUPID!

[FrankR]

[HiTech RedNeck]

Someone should tell Bummer that it is the Congress that issues letters of marque and reprisal.

[Da Mav]

Killing a radical muslim hiding out in Yemen. I’m supposed to worry about that? You got to be kidding me.

Giving foreign terrorists rights in the civilian court system — that I worry about. Closing Gitmo — that I worry about. Trying to prosecute CIA agents for being mean to terrorists — yep, he** yes I worry about that.

But killing some dirtbag terrorist sympathizer hiding in Yemen? Where do I push the button?

[william clark]

Shouldn’t it be “Obama issues fatwa...”?

[Partisan Gunslinger]

A traitor on foreign soil...good.

[Arthur McGowan]

How is this a shift from Obama’s position on killing newborn babies?

[Earthdweller]

"No substantial evidence has been brought to bear against Awlaki, 38, who is accused of terrorism, and he will be afforded no legal recourse against the death sentence. "

What the h@ll. Barry is a lunatic.

[wastoute]

It is curious that Zero makes this bold step in the same WEEK as he insists we remove the adjective “muslim” that has preceded the word terrorists in describing the people we are at war with...

...in COMPLETLY unrelated news the violence committed by the Tea Parties is an increasing concern of this administration....

[MonicaG]

Exactly! 0dama wants to bring the Gitmo detainees onto our soil, KSM into NYC, yet shoot this American citizen?

Will the obamanaughts call him out on this? The cult of personality effect of this guy is so bizarre - he seems 100% transparent.

[UK_Jeffersonian]

I’m not troubled about assassinating a terrorist who poses a threat and we have good intelligence on. Couldn’t care less about his nationality.

What bothers me, like many in this thread, is the bizarre juxtaposition between assassinating an American citizen on foreign soil via intelligence agency fiat, and things like closing guantanamo, civvy trials for the likes of KSM etc.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

"The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam."

-Barack Hussein Obama

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Bet the sumbitch has a birth certificate.