Shots Across The Bow

The loons on the left

I was curious. I wanted to know what the hard line democrats would have to say about the killing of Al Qaeda members in Yemen, so I went to the Democratic Underground forums, the habitat of choice for the fringe left. Not too surprisingly, I hit the mother load.

Here's a sampling:

• Is this now our MO to use unmanned drones to bomb anywhere at anytime? What kind of international law does this violate? Are we proud of this? What a sterile way to have a war. That way we don't even have to see the innocent people we kill.
  
• We should've arrested these people and sent them to the UN High Court if they were truly terrorists.

  It is time we get in line and stop pretending that we can decide what is right and wrong. The rest of the World is doing it...why cant we meet them.

  Because of some document written two hundred F*ckin years ago? Please. This is either a planet of progressive laws that we all submit to and support or it is chaos. I choose the former.

  I am ashamed to be called an American today.

(I'm also ashamed that you're called an American.)

• If you make of notice that document
  of which you make speaking of makes not such an authorization. We have in fact of such no war declaration in Yemen. This is of such meaning then that it is of rogue actions by Bush from outside of such the Constitution. If indeed these dead are of to be suspect then capture and trial is of course proper. But making for discard of Constitution is not of such that it is right because our own within American Constitution makes for not this act. Evil makes for this act. It is such of like Bush and evil in that there are making no trials for these men. Please make for no blaming of Constitution.

What?

• My guess is that this was a blown mass murder. With no evidense of military or political position, we have slaughtered undefended civilians. Credible witnesses must have blown the hit. If there was no attempt to detain, there should be murder charges.
  This reflects a high degree of racism on our part. Aribic people are human.
  Those of you giving approval to this must not be thinking of attending an "illigal" anti war rally. Well, you're probably okay if you're white.
  
• So you think...
  ...that the timing of this is just coincidental? The night before an election?
  These guys didnt jump in a car until now?

  Bullsh*t! If they were criminals they should've been arrested. Not blown away with a damned missile.
  

I was wondering how long it would take for this charge to appear. Shades of Clinton's cruise missile attack.

• Who gives a f*&@, eh? After all, they were suspects! No evidence is needed nowadays. Besides, they were brown skinned. Everyone knows that brown skinned people are savages. If they weren't guilty, they would surely someday be! Now stop ypur liberal whining! We have a master race to create! Plus, history has proven that the CIA are above suspicion! They are clean cut, All American patriots! They would never do anything so insidious as eliminating loose strings that could come back to unravel their web of lies. Never!
  Oh say does that star spangled hit man yet inform on his neighbors?

  O'er the land of the enslaved, and the home of the cowardly state police apologists.
  

Posted by Rich at November 5, 2002 1:47 PM