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Title: Rand Paul fears ‘hellfire missiles’ in U.S.
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URL Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/ ... fire-missiles-in-us-87951.html
Published: Feb 22, 2013
Author: KEVIN ROBILLARD
Post Date: 2013-02-22 18:23:40 by A K A Stone
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Views: 3385
Comments: 8
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants one thing before he’ll allow the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA Director to go forward; he wants assurances “someone eating at a cafe in Boston or New York” won’t have “a Hellfire missile [come] raining in on them,” he said Friday on Fox News. The libertarian scion sent a letter to Brennan’s office at the White House Wednesday asking if the administration has the power to order a lethal drone strike on an American citizen within U.S. borders. Until he gets an answer, Paul has pledged to use “every procedural option at my disposal to delay your confirmation and bring added scrutiny to this issue and the Administration’s policies on the use of lethal force.” “What we’re talking about is not killing someone with a grenade launcher on their shoulder,” he said Friday. “We’re talking about someone eating at a café in Boston, or New York and a Hellfire missile comes raining in on them. There should be an easy answer from the administration on this. They should say, ‘Absolutely no, we will not kill Americans in America without an accusation, a trial and a jury.’” Paul said the administration had ignored his inquiries so far. “I’ve asked serious questions, serious constitutional questions,” he said. “I’ve gotten zero response. And that is sort of the way this administration is treating Congress. The Senate has the right to advice and consent and approve nominees. I’ve not got one word of response from the administration on this.” The week of Brennan’s confirmation hearings, a memo leaked, outlining the Obama administration’s legal justification for killing Americans engaged in terrorism overseas, prompting outcry from civil liberties advocates. Paul wants to ensure the same justification can’t apply to citizens living in the U.S.
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#2. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Paul should also ask them where the next meeting of "Friends of Hamas" is going to take place. He's definitly proving to be a lightweight.
He already knows the meet at the White House. Hence his opposition to bombing Americans in America. Why can't the Muslim make believe President say that of course we wont blow Americans up in America? Because Obama the homosexual on the lowdown isn't an American and doesn't share American interests.
If he doesn't represent American interests, why was he elected twice? But here is no such org as 'Friends of Hamas' stupid. And your little politician, Rand, was caught totally unprepared with his pants downin front of millions of viewers. Yep he's a perfect representative for you head in the sand TeaBaggers.
There you go again.... projecting your interests on to others!
#6. To: hondo68 (#5)
I know you guys are always ignoring history, but the Tea Baggers originally called themselves that before they copied the Koch Bros meme and stole the title of Tea Party from an integral US historical event. An event which has absolutely nothing to do with TP politics, BTW
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#3. To: mininggold (#2)
Paul should also ask them where the next meeting of "Friends of Hamas" is going to take place.
#4. To: A K A Stone (#3)
He already knows the meet at the White House. Hence his opposition to bombing Americans in America. Why can't the Muslim make believe President say that of course we wont blow Americans up in America? Because Obama the homosexual on the lowdown isn't an American and doesn't share American interests.
#5. To: mininggold, A K A Stone (#4)
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TeaBaggers
Replies to Comment # 5. There you go again.... projecting your interests on to others!
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