Hard to argue in the narrow case of Awlaki he's not a legit target - as would be any American citizen who joined a group @ war w/the US
@MikeDrewWhat @speechboy71 @DanielLarison Well, w/Awlaki that's why it's so problematic. They had 20 months to get review.
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@emptywheel@speechboy71@DanielLarison I'd like to hear about the least worst thing you think they did that was illegal. Bottom line. -
@MikeDrewWhat@emptywheel@speechboy71 ...On assassinations. The basic thing that crossed into illegality - not what made it *really* bad. -
@MikeDrewWhat Sorry. Not sure what you're asking.@speechboy71 -
@emptywheel ...But if all that just isn't your focus, that's totally legit. You don't have to write about what I want to read about. -
@MikeDrewWhat If Separation of powers had been respected, we'd have a better idea of whether Awlaki's treatment was just. -
@emptywheel Perhaps problem is our interest is different. At some level I care abt justice for him, but first I care about *legality*. -
@MikeDrewWhat I care about constitutionality first. Justice for Awlaki, not so much. Abdulrahman and Samir Khan, much more so. -
@emptywheel Uh, okay. So why did you choose to talk abt justice when I too was asking abt minimum legal requirements? - 4 more replies
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@emptywheel@speechboy71@DanielLarison You keep saying "so" problematic. I don't get - as compared to what?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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