The United States “is engaged in a war on the Muslim nations of the
Middle East over control of oil and other natural resources and strategic
shipping lanes”, says Joe Iosbaker, spokesperson of the United National Antiwar
Coalition.
Iosbaker says the U.S. war on Muslim countries is the real reason
behind the assassinations of American citizens abroad.
The fact that the U.S. government’s can
order the killing of American citizens is a
“terrible development”,
Iosbaker said in an interview with Press TV’s
U.S. Desk.
“The justification can only be one of
an imperial president who takes powers greater than that allowed or provided in
the constitution”.
A confidential Justice Department
memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American
citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaeda or
“an associated force” -- even if there is no intelligence indicating they are
engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.
The 16-page memo provides new
details about the legal reasoning behind one of the Obama administration’s
most secretive and controversial polices: its dramatically increased use of
drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects, including those aimed at American
citizens, such as the September 2011 strike in Yemen that killed alleged
al-Qaida operatives Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. Both were U.S. citizens who
had never been indicted by the U.S. government nor charged with any crimes.
infowars.com
Human rights activists and other
critics have questioned the Obama administration’s policy of using drone strikes
against alleged al-Qaeda operatives, including U.S. citizens. The key question
in the debate has to do with whether the federal government is within its power
to kill Americans who have not been indicted or charged with any crimes.
theblaze.com
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