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“We have to agree to some basic principles—regardless of who is in office—we don’t kill people, we don’t jail people, we don’t torture people and we don’t go to war with people without some process of justice.” – Ellis Henican
A recently uncovered confidential Justice Department memo states that the U.S. government can order the killing of anyone – including American citizens – if it is believed they are “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force.” The memo also says that the government does not need intelligence indicating these citizens are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S. before initiating a preemptive strike.
“This leads to some totalitarian reults that people of all political persuasions do not want.” – Ellis Henican
Ellis Henican on America’s Radio News Network (Chris Salcedo, Lori Lundin) 2/7/2013:
E-mail ellis@henican.com
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