Leaked Memo on Citizen Execution Without Trial

The NY Times reported on a secret Obama Administration memo making the legal case that a US citizen could be executed without a trial in some cases. This was later used on terrorist suspect Anwar al-Awlaki who was killed by a drone strike. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.nytimes.com The Young Turks on Current TV: current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Support TYT for FREE: bit.ly

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25 Responses to “Leaked Memo on Citizen Execution Without Trial”

  1. al5mnd9trnksdr745bi says:

    I was born in Nyang’oma Kogelo, Siaya district, Nyanza Province, Kenya.

    I grew up in Indonesia.

    I went to Columbia and Harvard.

    I’ve never had a real job.

    I have two huge private jets, a fleet of helicopters, limousines, and armed guards.

    I play golf when and where I please.

    When I retire, I’ll make millions in retirement pay and speaker fees.

    I will be a CEO on the boards of the very companies you are protesting.

    MY NAME IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA AND I AM THE 1%.

  2. p32charge says:

    Cheney is gonna kick his azz when he finds out that this guy compared him to Obama…and Bush’s feelings are gonna be hurt when he finds out he was left out of the equation entirely!!!

  3. stefers08 says:

    @underbjorn
    Mkes sense, thank you for clarifying. :)

  4. wateryskipper says:

    obama is a criminal

  5. psychokillercrab says:

    Problem with ppl,everyone has a price…

  6. psychokillercrab says:

    FUCK YOU President OBAMA

  7. rolgorevene says:

    @thenorwegian76 ofcourse it should. but in the warfare state only citizens are considered human. the enemies are simply statistics.

  8. enzopop says:

    @XPsychoBurgundyX

    Ok well. Thanks for clearing that up. I agree I was harsh on you and I’ll apologize for that. But I’m not taking down my comment. Because it makes a point of distinction (absent the personal insult ofcourse) that we all believe is important concerning this subject. There are still idiots out there who could read your comment and then take it as encouragement to condone said governmental authority just because they think it will keep them safe from terrorism.

  9. TheLiberalPacifist says:

    RON PAUL 2012 BLACK THIS OUT OCT 19TH 2011

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    RON PAUL 2012 BLACK THIS OUT OCT 19TH 2011

    RON PAUL 2012 BLACK THIS OUT OCT 19TH 2011

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  10. JCRF says:

    Fuck Awlaki.

  11. jobrien2001 says:

    @scan95487568 no he is not, he will rally people behind him again, watch.

  12. XPsychoBurgundyX says:

    @enzopop You know something? It’s hilarious how I get fucking votebotted down and accused of sucking government dick just because I said I didn’t have any sympathy for a terrorist coward traitor freak that inspired other terrorists to take the lives of American citizens with his anti-American religious ramblings. I didn’t say I fully agreed the circumstances in which he was killed, I was just saying I have no sympathy for him. IMO, Obama did the wrong thing for the right reason in this one case.

  13. zcarrell says:

    Were they seriously trying to determine whether it would be considered an assassination? Wow. Just… wow. Have they ever SEEN a dictionary, let alone know how to use one?

  14. enzopop says:

    @XPsychoBurgundyX

    You’re an idiot who doesn’t get it. Whether or not Awlaki is guilty or innocent isn’t the point. It’s the disturbing principle behind this whole idea that the government simply has the authority to secretly fabricate evidence against ANY American citizen and secretly kill ANY American citizen. That includes YOU and YOUR FAMILY as well – if you’re U.S. citizens – being subordinate to this power.

    You’re justifying based on results. You have to look at the principle. Idiot.

  15. johnnyreality says:

    Glad to see the old Cenk back!

  16. TheStrazy says:

    See Obama didnt need the healthcare act to start up “death panels” he just assasinates his own citizens.

  17. 17589 says:

    Now this is debatable topic. Now, on the one hand, is this guy who took off to join our enemy, mind you he left the country. We didn’t blow him up on our soil. Can you really consider him an American when he directly and obviously betray us?

    On the contrary this is still the Patriot Act at work. What if we did capture him instead of just killing him? What if we did give him a fair trial? He’d be guilty sure, but would he be jailed for life? Or see the error of his ways?

    Who is to say?

  18. thesparitan says:

    @scan95487568 Cenk has been saying Obama is like bush for years now. You must have not been listening to Cenk very much.

  19. LYinKansas says:

    i just saw an unarmed guy in Libya killed by a Libyan Army sniper in the backseat of his toyota. Headshot on the road amongst a crowded group of people in the middle of town so at least things in america are only bad in paper and not reality.

  20. bobbytiger says:

    That damned George Bush.
    What?
    He’s no longer the President?
    Oh.

  21. Imhornydadcomeinside says:

    6:06

    “I want you, despite the fact that he was a propagandist for archana and we do, and of course we don’t like him of course we don’t”

    LOL9

  22. SirEsahc says:

    blame the people who control obama lol hes just a puppet

  23. MrChrisMcPhail2 says:

    … whenever any form of government becomes destructive… it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it… – Thomas Jefferson

  24. xMiCHaElGaBRiEL says:

    This type of info & analysis will never be in the mainstream media. Fox always defends Obama’s foreign policy. CNN and MSM will never air something that hurts Obama’s image.

  25. DannySmith300 says:

    Thumbs up if you want to go back in time and vote for John McCain

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