Actually POTUS did NOT say he hasn't killed anyone in America. Only that he hasn't used drone to kill anyone in US.
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@emptywheel I came in in the middle, but you were talking about whether POTUS has "killed anyone in America." Setting Obama specifically -
@amk44139 Statement was totally accurate. That's part of the point: Admin keeps playing word game. That's part of it--using drones as feint
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@emptywheel Under many circumstances, Presidents have authority to kill. I agree very much with you that Presidents do have to follow -
@amk44139 I agree they have that authority in some cases. But they haven't said that.
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@emptywheel due process.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel aside, I'm thinking that Clinton "killed" people at Waco, Lincoln "killed" people all over the place in the Civil War.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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