You would think that every drone fired kills plague rats, not humans. Anyone defending this policy should explain a right to trial and jury, and why it does not pertain since due process is a "human right" in the US and not a "citizen right".
I would think that someone that claims to understand and revere the Constitution and the law as you claim would understand that. War is not a part of the criminal justice system. And under the terms of the Public Law 107-40, the Authorization for Use of Military Force, the US is at war with al Qaida and its allies.
From what I have read, anyone being considered as a target for a drone strike gets considerably more review individually than these Americans that were shot dead by the Federal government without indictment, arrest, charge, trial, judgment, or sentence in a court. And quite rightly too.
Contrast with the UK bending over backwards to extradite Assange for questioning even before charges any charges are made
Sweden's legal system, like others in the EU, is different than the Anglo-American system. The Swedish prosecutors have to interview Assange before they can file charges. I have very little doubt that should Assange face that questioning, two things will happen: he will be charged, and arrested and held since he has shown that he is a flight risk.
The main current issue with Iran is its nuclear weapons program that is piggybacking on the cover of a nuclear power program. To that you can add concern over Iran's repeated threats to choke off the world's oil supply, and involvement supporting terrorism around the world, and various other actions. Just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean that it isn't an actual issue.
"US expansionism" had nothing to do with the Iran-Iraq war, and nothing to do with Iran's manufacture and use of chemical weapons. I don't recall that the US has added any territory to itself since WWII. It has vacated many military bases around the world since then.
That is utterly ridiculous. Military spending for the US is only about 4-5% of GDP, and is trending downward. Healthcare is 3-4X that. You've got some bad info from somewhere.
In the case of Iran's nuclear program, the hacking was apparently an attempt to avert a future war. That seems to have failed. Since so many here hate that idea, I guess war it is. The only question is, how long will the countdown be, and what will be the price?
Hamas isn't saying that. They are still committed to the destruction of Israel, and they control Gaza. Fatah is willing to say that in English when speaking to the West or where the West can hear, but when speaking in Arabic to their own they aren't so peaceful either.
Both the Shah and Iran were friendly to the US until the revolutionary Islamist government took power and declared the US to be its enemy. That also extended to another Iranian ally, Israel. The problem in relations between Iran and Israel is Iran's doing.
As to the coup, if you look into the history you will see that democracy was gone. The legislature had been dissolved, an election faked, and the PM was ruling by decree and ignored the usual checks and balances in a constitutional monarchy of the monarch being able to dismiss the PM. The head of state, the Shah, was forced to flee. Iran was in fact a dictatorship at that point. What you refer to as a coup was in fact a counter-coup and restored the Shah to power.
Please go to the trouble of actually reading what I write. I don't engage in "anti-Islam panic." I am against violent extremists, aren't you? Certainly many ordinary Muslims are against the extremists and just want to live in peace.
Missiles, ships, planes, tanks, and large groups of soldiers all cost a lot of money. As long as you have them you are on a perpetual upgrade cycle if you don't want to be outclassed. A geek with a computer is pretty cheap, can do a lot of things, and cause a lot of really inconvenient problems. If there is one thing Iran probably isn't short of it is smart people that like to play with computers. It isn't 1988 anymore, and the world has heard about the internet.
Individual atheists can behave morally, ethically, and decently towards other human beings. Officially atheist governments, as opposed to simply secular, don't have a good track record, especially when they are predisposed to suppressing religion. That was the case in at least most communist countries. What makes North Korea notable is that it is still acting in the present day and age as the most oppressive communist countries did 50-90 years ago. To get a taste for that, watch the Soviet Story (trailer) - available on DVD or streaming video
North Korea still desires to inflict^H^H^H^H^H^H bring all of the "advantages" of the revolution to the South, to reunite the country even if it takes force of arms. China views Taiwan in a similar light.
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You would think that every drone fired kills plague rats, not humans. Anyone defending this policy should explain a right to trial and jury, and why it does not pertain since due process is a "human right" in the US and not a "citizen right".
I would think that someone that claims to understand and revere the Constitution and the law as you claim would understand that. War is not a part of the criminal justice system. And under the terms of the Public Law 107-40, the Authorization for Use of Military Force, the US is at war with al Qaida and its allies.
From what I have read, anyone being considered as a target for a drone strike gets considerably more review individually than these Americans that were shot dead by the Federal government without indictment, arrest, charge, trial, judgment, or sentence in a court. And quite rightly too.
Contrast with the UK bending over backwards to extradite Assange for questioning even before charges any charges are made
Sweden's legal system, like others in the EU, is different than the Anglo-American system. The Swedish prosecutors have to interview Assange before they can file charges. I have very little doubt that should Assange face that questioning, two things will happen: he will be charged, and arrested and held since he has shown that he is a flight risk.
Were Doom 2-3 direct-to-video?
They were direct-to-video-game.
I though HP announced EOL for OpenVHS.
;)
The main current issue with Iran is its nuclear weapons program that is piggybacking on the cover of a nuclear power program. To that you can add concern over Iran's repeated threats to choke off the world's oil supply, and involvement supporting terrorism around the world, and various other actions. Just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean that it isn't an actual issue.
Iran - Chemical Weapons
"US expansionism" had nothing to do with the Iran-Iraq war, and nothing to do with Iran's manufacture and use of chemical weapons. I don't recall that the US has added any territory to itself since WWII. It has vacated many military bases around the world since then.
That is utterly ridiculous. Military spending for the US is only about 4-5% of GDP, and is trending downward. Healthcare is 3-4X that. You've got some bad info from somewhere.
In the case of Iran's nuclear program, the hacking was apparently an attempt to avert a future war. That seems to have failed. Since so many here hate that idea, I guess war it is. The only question is, how long will the countdown be, and what will be the price?
Hamas isn't saying that. They are still committed to the destruction of Israel, and they control Gaza. Fatah is willing to say that in English when speaking to the West or where the West can hear, but when speaking in Arabic to their own they aren't so peaceful either.
Israel may pay for tolerance it shows to killers
The Palestinians Want Peace — Just Not With a Jewish State
You should probably look a little further back in history. Besides that, would you prefer open war to Stuxnet?
Your history is a bit scrambled. Ayatollah Khomeini declared the US to be "The Great Satan" nearly a year before Iraq attacked Iran.
I know that Iraq used chemical weapons, as did Iran. I don't think that they used biological weapons at all.
A counter-coup is still a coup, but it is in reaction to another.
In short I'm correct, just not "politically correct."
Both the Shah and Iran were friendly to the US until the revolutionary Islamist government took power and declared the US to be its enemy. That also extended to another Iranian ally, Israel. The problem in relations between Iran and Israel is Iran's doing.
As to the coup, if you look into the history you will see that democracy was gone. The legislature had been dissolved, an election faked, and the PM was ruling by decree and ignored the usual checks and balances in a constitutional monarchy of the monarch being able to dismiss the PM. The head of state, the Shah, was forced to flee. Iran was in fact a dictatorship at that point. What you refer to as a coup was in fact a counter-coup and restored the Shah to power.
The Slashdot editors exploited their superior agility and got inside his posting decision cycle. His defeat is now assured.
You and Zontar should form a tag team of wrong, at least on this one.
It would be more accurate to say that Iran has always been at war with the US after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the Shah.
Please go to the trouble of actually reading what I write. I don't engage in "anti-Islam panic." I am against violent extremists, aren't you? Certainly many ordinary Muslims are against the extremists and just want to live in peace.
Vive le Maréchal Foch!
"My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking." -- General Ferdinand Foch
They probably both learned about the technology, and to take it seriously.
Missiles, ships, planes, tanks, and large groups of soldiers all cost a lot of money. As long as you have them you are on a perpetual upgrade cycle if you don't want to be outclassed. A geek with a computer is pretty cheap, can do a lot of things, and cause a lot of really inconvenient problems. If there is one thing Iran probably isn't short of it is smart people that like to play with computers. It isn't 1988 anymore, and the world has heard about the internet.
You're still on the same wrong track. Besides, wouldn't the vast mineral wealth of Afghanistan make it moot?
Individual atheists can behave morally, ethically, and decently towards other human beings. Officially atheist governments, as opposed to simply secular, don't have a good track record, especially when they are predisposed to suppressing religion. That was the case in at least most communist countries. What makes North Korea notable is that it is still acting in the present day and age as the most oppressive communist countries did 50-90 years ago. To get a taste for that, watch the Soviet Story (trailer) - available on DVD or streaming video
North Korea still desires to inflict^H^H^H^H^H^H bring all of the "advantages" of the revolution to the South, to reunite the country even if it takes force of arms. China views Taiwan in a similar light.
I have little doubt that was your first (wrong) thought. Can you think of any others?
I suggest reading the reports. Even the Guardian hasn't been pulling punches for some time.
Revealed: the gas chamber horror of North Korea's gulag
North Korea is a horror.