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One of the characteristics of a totalitarian regime is its persecution and murder of those that it deems a significant threat to its existence and vitality. While persecution and murder have historically been used by murderous regimes throughout history, they've never been used by the U.S. government against its own citizens.
But that may be about to change. And when a leftist organization such as the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) begins sounding the alarm against what it perceives to be constitutional violations that the Obama Administration is contemplating against American citizens, then you know something bad is on the horizon.
From the ACLU's own website comes this warning: The CIA and the military are carrying out an illegal “targeted killing” program in which people far from any battlefield are determined to be enemies of the state and killed without charge or trial.
The executive branch has, in effect, claimed the unchecked authority to put the names of citizens and others on “kill lists” on the basis of a secret determination, based on secret evidence, that a person meets a secret definition of the enemy. The targeted killing program operates with virtually no oversight outside the executive branch, and essential details about the program remain secret, including what criteria are used to put people on CIA and military kill lists or how much evidence is required.
What's bothersome to many folks about the memo is its vague definition of just who and what constitutes an imminent threat to the United States. The memo doesn't say. And given that the Obama Administration is extremely mendacious and shielded from scrutiny by a corrupt media, it's not unlikely that this administration might use deadly force against its political enemies in the name of "national security."
And it's no secret that the Obama Administration has a healthy dislike for conservatives and fundamental Christians. That fits in with biblical prophecy that warns of increasing persecution of true Christians in the last days preceding the return of Jesus Christ. Christ himself warned: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Would Barack Obama order the killing of U.S. citizens on American soil? Don't bet against it. Anyone who can get away with promoting a poorly forged birth certificate and can lie with impunity without being held accountable by the American media will believe that he can get away with anything.
Even murder.
The executive branch has, in effect, claimed the unchecked authority to put the names of citizens and others on “kill lists” on the basis of a secret determination, based on secret evidence, that a person meets a secret definition of the enemy. The targeted killing program operates with virtually no oversight outside the executive branch, and essential details about the program remain secret, including what criteria are used to put people on CIA and military kill lists or how much evidence is required.
Outside of armed conflict zones, the use of lethal force is strictly limited by international law and, when it comes to U.S. citizens, the Constitution. Specifically, lethal force can be used only as a last resort against an imminent threat to life. Even in the context of an armed conflict against an armed group, the government may use lethal force only against individuals who are directly participating in hostilities against the U. S. Regardless of the context, whenever the government uses lethal force, it must take all possible steps to avoid harming civilian bystanders. These are not the standards that the executive branch is using.
http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/drones
Indeed. Based upon a confidential memo recently obtained from the Justice Department, the Obama Administration believes that it has the right to kill U.S. citizens if they are merely suspected members of a terrorist organization that is engaged in plotting acts of destruction against the U.S. or they are considered a threat to the United States and its interests.
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf
Indeed. Based upon a confidential memo recently obtained from the Justice Department, the Obama Administration believes that it has the right to kill U.S. citizens if they are merely suspected members of a terrorist organization that is engaged in plotting acts of destruction against the U.S. or they are considered a threat to the United States and its interests.
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf
What's bothersome to many folks about the memo is its vague definition of just who and what constitutes an imminent threat to the United States. The memo doesn't say. And given that the Obama Administration is extremely mendacious and shielded from scrutiny by a corrupt media, it's not unlikely that this administration might use deadly force against its political enemies in the name of "national security."
And it's no secret that the Obama Administration has a healthy dislike for conservatives and fundamental Christians. That fits in with biblical prophecy that warns of increasing persecution of true Christians in the last days preceding the return of Jesus Christ. Christ himself warned: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Would Barack Obama order the killing of U.S. citizens on American soil? Don't bet against it. Anyone who can get away with promoting a poorly forged birth certificate and can lie with impunity without being held accountable by the American media will believe that he can get away with anything.
Even murder.
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