I've heard this repeated on various news websites, such as Salon.com and freerepublic.com, and I found videos of a Keith Olbermann segment on the matter:
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Assuming this is true, this is a tremendous violation of this man's rights. A trial where he is allowed to be heard is one of the bedrock principles of (alleged) freedom we have in this country and, as I've said over and over again, one man has the power to murder anyone or set them free with the flick of a pen (highlighting the 'god-like' aspects of the state)! How anyone can sit there and think this is OK is beyond me.
I've seen some references to NY Times articles discussing this story (I've looked but cannot find the actual articles supposedly being referenced), but other than the Olbermann clips haven't seen any large, mainstream news outlets cover this story. I'm not sure if that's just because they're doing what the media usually does in not covering a story so as to keep the people in the dark, or this story is just a rumor or exaggeration.
I suppose of Osama bin Laden had US citizenship, you would make sure not to ever hurt him.
ReplyDeleteDid I say anything about not hurting anyone? No. I said the man at least needs to have a fair trial where this alleged evidence against him can be heard. To simply murder someone over heresy is insane. Go back and read what I said again.
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