Justice Department memo: Drone strikes on U.S. citizens can be legal

By Cheryl K. Chumley
The U.S. Justice Department finds it legal to target American citizens with drone strikes under certain circumstances, according to a memo that just surfaced.

The undated memo, titled “Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen who is a Senior Operation Leader of al Qaeda or An Associated Force,” was obtained by NBC News. The memo defines as legal drone attacks on U.S. citizens who were involved in violent attacks, according to United Press International.

Specifically, the memo states: “The condition that an operational leader presents an ‘imminent’ threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future,” according to UPI. Citizens who present such “imminent threats” were defined as those who participated in violent acts — and maintained the views that led to their violent acts, according to UPI.

In those instances, a fatal drone attack would be considered a “legitimate act of national self-defense that would not violate the assassination ban,” according to the memo.

The memo was distributed to various members of Senate and House intelligence committees.

(NOTE: ONE WONDERS IF THE RECENT BRUTAL ATTACKS ON PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS BY UNION THUGS IN WISCONSIN AND ELSEWHERE QUALIFY AS "VIOLENT ACTS?")



Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/5/justice-department-memo-drone-strikes-us-citizens-/#ixzz2K7NWhKqH

BRITISH HUMOR IS DIFFERENT

These are classified ads which were actually
placed in U.K.
newspapers:


FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.


8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites!


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FREE PUPPIES


1/2 Cocker Spaniel , 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.


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FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered
German Shepherd.


Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences
in a single bound.


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COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED. Also 1 gay bull for
sale.


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JOINING NUDIST COLONY!


Must sell washer and dryer £100.


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WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE.


Worn once by mistake.


Call Stephanie .


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And the WINNER is...


FOR SALE
BY OWNER. Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica , 45 volumes.


Excellent condition, £200 or best offer.


No longer needed, got married, wife knows
everything.


(Statement of the Century)


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Thought from the Greatest Living Scottish Thinker
-- Billy Connolly .


"If women are so bloody perfect at
multitasking,


How come they can't have a headache and sex at
the same time?"


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Children Are Quick


TEACHER: Why are you late?


STUDENT: Class started before I got here.


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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math
multiplication on the floor?


JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.


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TEACHER: Glenn , how do you spell 'crocodile?'


GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'


TEACHER: No, that's wrong


GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I
spell it.


(I Love this child)


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TEACHER: Donald , what is the chemical formula
for water?


DONALD: H I J K L M N O.


TEACHER: What are you talking about?


DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.


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TEACHER: Winnie , name one important thing we
have today that we didn't have ten years ago.


WINNIE: Me!


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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?


GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than
you are.


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TEACHER: Millie , give me a sentence starting
with ' I. '


MILLIE: I is.


TEACHER: No, Millie ..... Always say, 'I am.'


MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of
the alphabet.'


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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down
his father's cherry tree,


but also admitted it. Now, Louie , do you know
why his father didn't punish him?


LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his
hand.....


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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say
prayers before eating?


SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good
cook.


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TEACHER: Clyde ,
your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you
copy his?


CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.


(I want to adopt this kid!!!)


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TEACHER: Harold , what do you call a person who
keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?


HAROLD: A teacher .


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PASS IT AROUND AND MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH


Due to current economic
conditions, the light at the end


of the tunnel has been turned
off.

Assault Rifle vs. Sporting Rifle ! facts and demonstration

This will never fly in Congress as it is too logical

Knowledge and facts are important in any serious discussion. I believe what is presented here is relevant right now.
We all should know what is in this video, and the mistaken assumptions on the weapons and the ammo clips. TK


This video illustrates the difference very well.

THIS IS A GOOD VIDEO TO PASS ALONG TO ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT FIREARMS FOLKS AND HOW THEY ARE BEING BRAIN WASHED BY OUR "REPRESENTATIVES" IN GOVERNMENT.



www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=8C-CLsMRcA0

The Quintessential reason - Why Grandpa carries a gun: Author Unknown.

Please take time to read this and pay particular attention to "A Little Gun History" about half way down.

Why Carry a Gun?

My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes
too old to take an ass whoopin.'

I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven,
I want to be a cowboy.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
Police protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

**********************************************
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY

Soviet Union established gun control in 1929.
From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Turkey established gun control in 1911.
From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981,100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
If you don't believe this, look it up in history.

You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!

The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.

With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.

During WW II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!

If you value your freedom, please spread this anti gun -control message to all of your friends.

The purpose of fighting is to win.
There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY
ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME
RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!
If you are too, please forward. It's history not some BS that's being shown on TV.

2Old Guys Dancing

I have to admit that I wasn’t going to view this clip but I did, and am I glad! Likely one of the best tap routines I’ve seen.
Never knew Bob Hope could dance so well. Take a look for yourself!

James Cagney and Bob Hope at a Friar 's Club meeting back
when actors were real performers. Bob Hope was 52 and James Cagney was
56.
For the young folks, here is something you probably have never seen before
and, unfortunately, you may never see again.

For us older folks, this is the best of the best. This is a side of these two
entertainers you hardly ever saw together, but it shows you their
enormous talent. Bob Hope, the best of the comedians, and Jimmy
Cagney,mostly cast as the bad guy/gangster in the
movies...
http://videos2view.net/Hope-Cagney.htm

TO WHOM DOES THE LAND OF ISRAEL BELONG??

An Israeli Sense

of Humor at the

United Nations set

the record straight.

An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred in the

United Nations Assembly and made the world community smile.


A representative from Israel began: 'Before beginning my talk I want to tell you

something about Moses: When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he

thought, "What a good opportunity to have a bath!"

Moses removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When

he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen

them!

The Palestinian representative at the UN jumped up furiously and shouted, "What are you

talking about? The Palestinians weren't there then."

The Israeli representative smiled and said, "And now that we have made that clear,

I will begin my speech."





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President Obama and Kathleen Sebelius are back at it.

HHS Mandate "Fix" Fails Again

Moments ago, the Department of Health and Human Services released new rules intended to “fix” the assault on religious liberty posed by the HHS Mandate.

No surprise, the “fix” is largely an accounting gimmick that changes very little.

First, here is what the new proposed rules did NOT change:

Conscience-minded business owners with more than 50 employees will continue to be forced to pay for coverage for contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilization procedures. This includes Michigan businessman John Kennedy and Missouri businessman Frank O’Brien, both of whom are represented and defended by our CatholicVote.org Legal Defense Fund.

Pro-life organizations, schools or charities which are not explicitly religious will still be forced to pay for abortion inducing drugs if they have more than 50 employees.

The new rules provide NO options for private individuals who seek insurance coverage that respects their conscience.

So what changed?

Some religious nonprofits (schools, hospitals, and charities) are being told they can now “opt out” of the exemption – but in name only. The proposal will allow some of our Catholic colleges, hospitals, and charities to provide coverage that exempts these immoral medicines – BUT – the same insurance company will step in and provide the objectionable services to their employees for free.

By raising a religious objection, some faith-based institutions can now avoid directly paying the insurance company for objectionable medicines and procedures – yet the premiums they pay will go straight to an insurance company that will create a separate policy that will cover the very things these religious employers believe are wrong.

Likewise, self-insured plans like those used by many dioceses and large faith-based groups will be forced to cover their eyes while their plan “Administrator” does the same thing.

What a sham.

We all know that somebody has to pay for this coverage. Insurance companies will inevitably absorb these costs and pass them along to everyone they insure (including you!) by raising the costs of all plans. Or the federal government will step in and subsidize these costs with taxpayer money. Today's announcement simply means that religious organizations will end up paying for these costs indirectly along with the rest of us.

In other words, our brazen federal government continues to behave as if they get to decide who has a First Amendment right to religious liberty.

And you won't be surprised by this, but the Washington Post is now reporting that our Catholic Bishops were not consulted about this latest round of changes.

…and Planned Parenthood and the Big Abortion industry are happy.

Enough said.

Obama and Sebelius are backpedaling and looking for cover. But we aren’t fooled by this phony accommodation.

Stay tuned. This fight is far from over.

Brian


P.S. You can read the entire 80-page proposed new HHS rules here:
http://email.vervemail.com/ct/28887496:8113793995:m:1:416169703:0ABE2C29949B8D0B8458A67FD85CF020:r