Government Wants to Expand Assassination Program to Cover “ASSOCIATES of ASSOCIATES” of Al Qaeda
WashingtonsBlog.com
March 8, 2013
he U.S. government already claims the power to assassinate, indefinitely detain or torture anyone in Al Qaeda or “associated forces”:
In the name of “fighting Al Qaeda or associated forces” or those who “support” those bad guys, the U.S. government has authorized:
Assassinating people anywhere in the world without due process or even a legal charge . . .
including U.S. citizens
Indefinitely detaining any American – without trial (and see this)
Torturing people . . .
including Americans living on American soil
Labeling virtually any American as a “terrorist“
Now, the government wants to allow targeting of “associates of associates” of Al Qaeda.
The Rest…HERE
