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clip - For those who believe that leading right-wing figures are inspiring violence (whether of the kind that just occurred in Arizona, things like this<http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/11/headlines/gunman_cites_glenn_beck_as_inspiration_for_plot_against_aclu_tides>, or even calls for Assange's murder), shouldn't they be treated the same way American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki is: *i.e.*, targeted by the U.S. Government with due-process-free assassination for inciting violence<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07yemen.html>? Doesn't the mentality justifying Obama's assassination program necessarily extend to other Americans accused of "inciting" violence with their political speech? While it's true that American officials -- once the assassination efforts were leaked -- began passing claims to journalists that Awlaki had an "operational role" in Terrorist plots, there has been no evidence presented of that, and the concern overwhelmingly with Awlaki is that he inspires violence with his political speech. If presidentially-decreed assassination is justified against him, why not other American leaders accused of inciting violence? Shouldn't the President order them taken out, too?** * * * * full ---- < http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/01/11/justice/index.html > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
