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Subscribe to RSSThe New York Times: “A missile fired from an American drone aircraft in Yemen on Friday killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric who was a leading figure in al Qaeda’s affiliate there, according to an official in Washington.”
“Al-Awlaki would be the most prominent Al Qaeda figure to be killed since Osama bin Laden’s death,” AP writes, adding, “Al-Awlaki, born in New Mexico to Yemeni parents, was believed to be key in turning Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen into what American officials have called the most significant and immediate threat to the Untied States.”
The DNC is going up this weekend with a Spanish-language ad in Denver and Las Vegas, in two critically important states to the president’s reelect. The ad pushes Obama’s jobs plan and is called, “Siempre Dicen No,” or “They always say no,” about Republicans.
“The Obama administration told the United Nations that too few of its 10,307 workers are being cut and average salaries, currently $119,000 a year, have risen ‘dramatically,’” Bloomberg reports.
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USA! USA! USA! Good riddance. Dump him in bacon grease.
President Obama ASSASINATES US Citizen without a trial!
Of course that won’t be the headline anywhere around here but that’s exactly what happened. And to quote (somewhat) Michelle Obama “For the first time in my life I’m proud of our President”.
Amwar al-Awlaki was a Muslim terrorist dirt bag and like all Muslim terrorist dirt bags he deserved a drone strike right in the eye. I thank Obama for taking him out and setting the precedent for the incoming Republican President in 2013 to follow suit.
It’s really amazing that there was such hubbub made of pouring some water on the faces of a few terrorist a few years back. I have to say this is the best thing about having a liberal president. He just made it okay for future presidents to assassinate ANYONE without any due process whatsoever - never mind water boarding. And we certainly, shouldn’t hear any more of that nonsense about Bush and Cheney being WAR CRIMINALS. The things they did are chump change next to Obama.
And from now on I will never criticize the President for not calling the Muslim Terrorists Muslim Terrorists. He can call them enemy combatants, extremists for all I care he can call them misunderstood. I now know that our Prez is truly a steely eyed KILLA! GO Obama!
This is a great day for democracy. Thanks you Mr. President!
TELEPROMPTER! SOLYNDRA!! CHEVY VOLTS!!!
(there- I saved Spankers some time and effort....)
DBO, You forgot to include "Greece" to the list. Still keeping track... Teleprompter is still in the lead. chevyVolt is spanky's favorite talking point as you so correctly point out each day.
Rob in ma-3189632
"President Obama ASSASINATES US Citizen without a trial!"
Are you standing by this statement? assuming you are, I bet you if you turn against this nation like Al-Awlaki did, we will kill you without trial.
why would I not stand by the statement.....Obama administration placed Al-Awlaki on the capture or kill list over a month ago.
and I stand by my own words. if you Rob, follow Al-Awlaki's footsteps, we will kill you.
what are you talking about??? I just praise the president for taking him out - did you even read what I wrote.
Rob, am so so sorry. I went by this statement "President Obama ASSASINATES US Citizen without a trial!" which gutted me so badly. you know, anything for my President. Obama 2012. care for a drink?
Cheers!
You also called President Obama a war criminal Rob. If president Cheney/Bush had accomplished anything your would have been shinning their crown and kissing their cowboy boots.
You have reading comprehension problems mo - I never said obama was a war criminal.
I was proud of Bush for his response to 911. The patriot act, waterboarding, etc. He made tough decisions and I won't second guess them.
I will second guess the idiots on the left that demonized the man that tried to protect american lives.
And now this liberal president gets a complete free pass from the left for following bush policy and now in this case (killing an american citizen without due process) superceding bush.
It's not tough to figure out.
“The Obama administration told the United Nations that too few of its 10,307 workers are being cut and average salaries, currently $119,000 a year, have risen ‘dramatically,’” Bloomberg reports"
How ironic is that? The Obama Administration, complaining about high salaries and bureaucracy in useless government funded pork- riddled agencies...where they have done little other than adding more useless bureaucratic government jobs here, and kowtowed to their crooked public employee unions.
The crooked socialists at the UN have a friend in the Euro-socialist Obama.
Hey Bitter Bobby
Not a word congratulating President Obama/the CIA/ our Military????
-very telling
Obama/Biden 2012
Bob-1887910
The crooked socialists at the UN have a friend in the Euro-socialist Obama
know your economics. We, U.S.A, are a socialist/capitalist state. With you guys on the far right, reality stinks and stupidity reign.
Bob, I'll make an analogy to Obama's statement about UN salaries, as if he's a deficit hawk. haha It's like Michelle Obama wearing a $40,000 bracelet ( they say she "borrowed" ??!!) and the next week NBC puts a picture of her "shopping" in Target ( as if she ever really shops there ) on the web! How stupid do they think the American people are?! What a crooked press. NBC should be ashamed of their brand of "journalism."
Leona you must be kidding...if NBC should be ashamed of their Journalism, then Fox should commit suicide.....
Glad to see this one is dead, about thousand to go. Keep it up US Military we are with you.
Finally, we are attacking, and killing, the true instigators of 9/11 and subsequent al Qaeda actions. This is amazing news.
Amy,
We have been killing them for 10 years, this is a relativly new one who needed to go. We have been attacking, Killing. Would like for you to come to Fort Hood and tell them "Hey Guys Finally You Are Doing Some Killing." We have killed more than you know, deep in the ranks for years. "Finally" I bet you will give obama credit for this and not the military.
Obama looking for a little "bump" for his stalled and stagnant campaign??
And Rob makes a valid point. American citizens have certain rights. Like a right to a trial by ja jury of our peers. Not just a drone missile up their butt. Somehow that doesn't quite seem like American justice.
The proper course of action would have been a proper arrest ( with the "suspect being Mirandized) followed by a fair trial.
Maybe the SCOTUS could look into this and see who is responsible for the travesty of justice.
This guy was born in NM, but is not an american, he left and denounced this country and was bent on it's destruction, no constitutional rights anymore. Glad he is dead.
MRWSR,
I won't pretend to know everything, but is it possible to just give up your citizenship?? You might hate this coutry, you may even be insane, but are you still a citizen?? Anybody??
Wow. i wondered how long Obama Bin Lyin and his lamestream media front men would take to announce the victory lap. I'm surprised they are as softspoken as this given the desparate straits Odumbass's campaign is in.
I expected him to call a prime time press conference on all three networks, hold a joint session of Congress and address the UN General assembly after apologizing to the Imam from the ground Zero mosque.
Hey BFITZ
Not a word congratulating President Obama/the CIA/ our Military????
-very telling
Obama/Biden 2012
President Obama has turned out to be one hell of a Commander In Chief. It is amazing what can be accomplished when you actually fight terrorism instead of attempt to use it as a political cudgel.
"It is amazing what can be accomplished when you actually fight terrorism instead of attempt to use it as a political cudgel."
Oh, when will Obama bring the troops home from 2-3 wars abroad??
You know Leona, if you really want to know, the answer is available on Google. Love how you use the figure 2-3 wars . . . I mean dadgum girl . . . do you put in any effort at all?
lol
P.S. Combat operations in Iraq have already ended, so you can make that 1-2 Wars . . . we don't have any boots on the ground in Libya . . . so I guess that ain't a "war" . . . and if I'm not mistaken, our President has already started drawing down troops in Afghanistan. But you already knew that right? Paid by the post is tough work . . . good luck.
Nashville, let's see, there are "boots on the ground" in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and maybe even Syria soon......not to mention drones flying around "taking people out" in places like Libya without on OK from Congress. If Bush were doing all this, what would YOU be saying? You cant have it both ways. Bush was a "war criminal" and Obama is a savior ?? As far as my mention of 2-3 wars, it may be a low estimate of what is really going on.
Leona:
It is not about Bush v. Obama . . . it is about what works and what doesn't. Period.
Nashville, whatever your opinion is, you have a right to it. As for me, I wonder if the terrorists care if we are killing them with our "boots on the ground" or if they are killed by drones. The drone attacks ( although they have some success) will still give terrorists a reason to attack us. They call it "retaliation." We call it a means to an end to terrorism. .......and it goes on, nevertheless.
"It is not about Bush v. Obama . . . it is about what works and what doesn't. Period."
Amazing, what a bunch of hypocrites the left is. They would have never made a statement like that when Bush was president. The left was so adamant about providing terrorist with rights to trail, closing Gitmo, moving trials to New York, now all the sudden it’s ok to just execute them instead.
By the way, Good job to all involved in taking this enemy of America out. Hopefully many more to come.
President Obama is doing a great job. President Bush did not do a great job.
Pretty simple.
Trying to make it a "hypocrisy" thing while ignoring outcomes is kind of irrelevent.
"You are either with us or against us".
JRM49,
What are you saying? Who too?