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.]
(Score: 1, Troll) by Reziac on Saturday July 21 2018, @07:53PM (5 children)
Me, I'd be a lot more worried about CAIR (ie. the Muslim Brotherhood), Antifa, and the rest of the leftists, who historically are responsible for a lot more chaos.
Also, don't conflate "Nazi" and "right-wing" (Nazis were only right of Stalin, not right-wing).
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Saturday July 21 2018, @11:20PM (4 children)
The Right has a much higher body count. No matter what you're worried about, the bigger threat of violence is from the Right.
I'm sorry that your worried, but the facts don't care about your feelings.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday July 21 2018, @11:50PM (3 children)
Not compared to the Islamic body count. Not even close.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Sunday July 22 2018, @03:27AM (2 children)
Since 9/11, the right-wing assholes have even out-killed the Islamic terrorists.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Sunday July 22 2018, @04:25PM (1 child)
Not hardly. You need to look beyond your own front porch.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-30080914 [bbc.com]
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:12PM
Are you trying to say that the ongoing right-wing violence in the US is acceptable because there are muslims being killed in Afghanistan?
Are you fucking kidding?
While you're here, let me introduce you to alt-right murderer Jarrod Ramos:
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/inside-accused-annapolis-shooter-jarrod-ramos-alt-right-theology-mass-murder/ [rawstory.com]
He killed five in Annapolis, MD.
You are still welcome on my lawn.