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President Obama Briefly Worried That His Unaccountable, Murderous Power Might Fall Into Republican Hands
The first 61 words of this chilling and banal New York Times article are a perfect distillation of how grotesque power appears in the eye of Americans who wield it:
Facing the possibility that President Obama might not win a second term, his administration
accelerated work in the weeks before the election to develop explicit rules for the targeted killing of terrorists by unmanned drones, so that a new president would inherit clear standards and procedures, according to two administration officials.
The matter may have lost some urgency after Nov. 6.
Unneutral
November 26th, 2012
That’s a classic example why we should have term limits, elected officials should have nothing on their mind except what’s good for the nation.
We be chosen
November 26th, 2012
Wonder how long until the first ” terrorist” is killed on American soil? Wonder if people will start paying attention then?