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At the time of the assassination order, he had been out of the US for over 6 years, and was a public leader in a war against the US that had already killed thou
by lupire 4y ago
At the time of the assassination order, he had been out of the US for over 6 years, and was a public leader in a war against the US that had already killed thousands of American civilians.
He was convicted and ordered to "capture dead or alive" by a Yemeni court.
Should the US conducted the formality of convicting him of treason in absentia? Sure.
None of this remotely excuses killing his children.
- nradov 4y agoThe Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure doesn't allow trials in absentia in such circumstances. https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_43 https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_43
- trasz 4y agoMany American officials were public leaders in war that already have killed about a million. Would it be ok for foreign governments to liquidate those people, or should they conduct the formality of convincing them first? Once again - you’re assuming US was the good guys there. Which is quite an absurd assumption if you look at the numbers instead of propaganda.