There is a huge legal debate over the killing of al-Awlaki

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#55770820Monday, October 03, 2011 4:47 AM GMT

The question is, was the killing of Awlaki legal? All American citizens are guaranteed: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." Now, under normal circumstances, the killing of any accused criminal is clearly unconstitutional. But does Awlaki's affiliation with al-Qaeda change anything? Does it make him an enemy combatant no different than a non-American citizen? IMO, he was in fact an enemy combatant that had renounced his American citizenship. He was killed on the battlefield and was entitled to no trial. What say you?

HaywoodYablomeh

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#55771625Monday, October 03, 2011 5:37 AM GMT

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History0

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#55773062Monday, October 03, 2011 9:28 AM GMT

IMO It doesn't matter if a terro.rist is a citizen or not when he/she is fighting that country

LibyTheFifth

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#55774917Monday, October 03, 2011 12:35 PM GMT

So it is very hard to sympathize for him. __ No one is asking if you should sympathize with him or not.

awesomekitten1

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#55778472Monday, October 03, 2011 3:40 PM GMT

@Warrab I think he should have gotten a trial. So should have Bin Laden. Most of the N@zi leaders did. Didn't they?

Celestus

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#55778517Monday, October 03, 2011 3:42 PM GMT

They wouldn't have gone down without a fight, and when a citizen of America is firing a gun in a hostile manor, police or in this case the army are authorised to shoot him.

ethanc

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#55782516Monday, October 03, 2011 5:58 PM GMT

He was an kill or capture target,that gives the US rights to kill on sight. "Ask no questions and you will hear no lies."

LibyTheFifth

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#55783203Monday, October 03, 2011 6:19 PM GMT

He was an kill or capture target,that gives the US rights to kill on sight. __ "kill or capture US citizen"?

Warrab

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#55783470Monday, October 03, 2011 6:27 PM GMT

Good, good. And again yes, this is not about whether Awlaki was a good person or a bad person, it's about your interpretation of Constitutional law.

Carbonwinglabs

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#55786373Monday, October 03, 2011 7:36 PM GMT

Was there anything run with killing confederates?

Twigs180

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#55797451Monday, October 03, 2011 10:10 PM GMT

al-Awalki is being praised as Muslims throughout the world as a matryr, mainly for his massive CD set on Allah and Mohammed. I personally think we should of captured him and forced him to eat pork.

Yobobo10

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#55797576Monday, October 03, 2011 10:11 PM GMT

"Muslims throughout the world" Yus.

awesomekitten1

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#55826192Tuesday, October 04, 2011 10:42 AM GMT

@Twigs Killing him is different to violating his religion.

HaywoodYablomeh

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#55870712Wednesday, October 05, 2011 4:26 AM GMT

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TheCurseOfCastro

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#55871451Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:11 AM GMT

Trial? You peaple are soft. Quit bending over backwards and sucking terrorist p3ckers. Hes a terrorist and He would have gone down fighting.

LibyTheFifth

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#55875535Wednesday, October 05, 2011 2:03 PM GMT

Quit bending over backwards and sucking terrorist p3ckers. Hes a terrorist and He would have gone down fighting ___ So If wer try a r@per then we are soft and want him free?

Warrab

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#55880698Wednesday, October 05, 2011 6:52 PM GMT

/\ terrible analogy

LibyTheFifth

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#55881306Wednesday, October 05, 2011 7:10 PM GMT

lul

TheCurseOfCastro

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#55888558Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:16 PM GMT

So If wer try a r@per then we are soft and want him free? ------------ Sorry that I want your Imam dead. I feel so guilty.

lizardjoel

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#55888649Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:17 PM GMT

The only issue is that they dont 100% know if he did anything, if we allow presidents to kill whoever they want and get away with it then we might have a dictatorship soon.

Warrab

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#55888695Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:18 PM GMT

There is no doubt Awlaki was guilty. It's a matter of formality, though.

TheCurseOfCastro

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#55888810Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:20 PM GMT

The only issue is that they dont 100% know if he did anything, if we allow presidents to kill whoever they want and get away with it then we might have a dictatorship soon. ------------------------------ Its pretty obviouse hes a terrorist leader. I would support impailing captured Al queda on pikes in honor of Vlad the impailer. But noooo thats to savage.

LibyTheFifth

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#55920888Thursday, October 06, 2011 3:27 PM GMT

Sorry that I want your Imam dead. __ I dont know any imam here in any finnish mosque. Can you explain further?

LibyTheFifth

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#55920928Thursday, October 06, 2011 3:30 PM GMT

I would support impailing captured Al queda on pikes in honor of Vlad the impailer. __ And you think that you're any better than Al Qaeda with extremist ideas like these, with extreme militancy against specific people and with your huge support of violating all kinds of humanrights? Lol castro, lol.

TheCurseOfCastro

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#55928546Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:27 PM GMT

And you think that you're any better than Al Qaeda with extremist ideas like these, with extreme militancy against specific people and with your huge support of violating all kinds of humanrights? Lol castro, lol. ------------ Nope my views are better because they are mine. thus are automatically the best oyus.