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posted by martyb on Friday July 20 2018, @11:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the sue-or-be-suet? dept.

Rolling Stone:

When a U.S. citizen heard he was on his own country’s drone target list, he wasn’t sure he believed it. After five near-misses, he does – and is suing the United States to contest his own execution
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With Reprieve’s help, Kareem did what the system asks a law-abiding American citizen with a grievance to do. He sued, filing a complaint in district court in Washington, D.C., on March 30th, 2017, asking the U.S. government to take him off the Kill List, at least until he had a chance to challenge the evidence against him.

The case, still unresolved more than a year later, has awesome implications not just for Kareem but for all Americans – all people everywhere, for that matter.

It’s not a stretch to say that it’s one of the most important lawsuits to ever cross the desk of a federal judge. The core of the Bill of Rights is in play, and a wrong result could formalize a slide into authoritarianism that began long ago, but accelerated after 9/11.

He needs to take the matter to Information Retrieval, but heaven help him if he doesn't get his receipt stamped first.

[Ed note: It's a long read, but provides extensive background on the US government's kill list development, implementation, and complications in trying to do anything about it.]


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @05:36PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @05:36PM (#710495)

    Trump is taking us closer to WW3 than anyone else. This isnt about "teams" it is about reality. Trump is tanking the US in every way and in a short time if there is a war the US will be in a bad position. Maybe you missed the whole conference thing that is all over the news but Putin admitted he wanted Trump to win and we know Russian operatives meddled.

    I wish Sanders had won but that isnt what happened. Now you want everyone to ignore treason because ummm why ahain?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @06:38PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @06:38PM (#710529)

    Trump is taking us closer to WW3 than anyone else.

    Increased international cooperation in Syria. First direct talks with N Korea in decades. Less tense relations with Russia, and an invitation to the White House for Putin. Who exactly do you think Trump is spoiling for a shooting war with?

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 22 2018, @10:15AM

    Here, let me prove you a moron in three words: Cuban Missile Crisis.

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    My rights don't end where your fear begins.