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> There was no indication that Al Awalki's son was the target. No, there was no indication. There was also no acknowledgement, apology, or explanation either.

by maratd 13y ago

> There was no indication that Al Awalki's son was the target. No, there was no indication. There was also no acknowledgement, apology, or explanation either. That's what the article is about. What's done is done. The child is dead. What the government owes every citizen at this point is an explanation of what happened and a clear process to make sure it never happens again. Instead, there's just silence. Apparently you can just be killed by the US government for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even though you're a citizen and deserve proper due process? That's my take at this point. I wonder at what point the US government will start targeting individuals on US soil? We already have drones flying above our heads here at home. How soon until you're the collateral damage?

rayiner 13y ago
> Apparently you can just be killed by the US government for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even though you're a citizen and deserve proper due process? You can't blame the government for not giving due process to someone killed in a military strike where the government didn't even know he was going to be there. > I wonder at what point the US government will start targeting individuals on US soil? The slippery slope argument here just doesn't hold up. It's not the first time in history an American has been killed collaterally in a military strike targeted at a foreign enemy. Thousands of American citizens, including POW's, were killed in Hiroshima: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118397,00.html http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118397,00..... It's regrettable and unfortunate, but not a sign of some slippery slope leading to drone strikes on U.S. soil. The fact is that the rules are different for engagements abroad versus engagements at home and always has been. Not just for the U.S., but for every country in the history of the world.

by maratd 13y ago

rayiner 13y ago

> Apparently you can just be killed by the US government for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even though you're a citizen and deserve proper due process? You can't blame the government for not giving due process to someone killed in a military strike where the government didn't even know he was going to be there. > I wonder at what point the US government will start targeting individuals on US soil? The slippery slope argument here just doesn't hold up. It's not the first time in history an American has been killed collaterally in a military strike targeted at a foreign enemy. Thousands of American citizens, including POW's, were killed in Hiroshima: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118397,00.html http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118397,00..... It's regrettable and unfortunate, but not a sign of some slippery slope leading to drone strikes on U.S. soil. The fact is that the rules are different for engagements abroad versus engagements at home and always has been. Not just for the U.S., but for every country in the history of the world.