Ron Paul accuses the Obama administration of plotting secret assassinations against Americans

I found an interesting video on Pat Buchanan’s site that might spark debate and commentary. It is a bit dated since February, but I would like to hear your opinions on it.

On February 24 of this year, Rep. Ron Paul stood to speak in front of congress chastising the Obama administration of plotting to kill American citizens, either in the US or foreign countries, as well as constructing secret prisons and renditions around the globe.

Ron Paul said, “The government deliberately orchestrates needless fear and makes people insecure enough to ignore the loss of liberty.”

What sparked this outrage from Ron Paul is testimony from Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, who on February 3rd of this year, bluntly admits that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens abroad if they are involved in “terrorist activities” that will endanger American lives.

When pressed by Representative Pete Hoekstra on clarification of this policy, Blair replied:

The director of national intelligence said the factors that “primarily” weigh on the decision to target an American include “whether that American is involved in a group that is trying to attack us, whether that American is a threat to other Americans.”

But is rendition, prisons abroad and clandestine assassinations really that much of a secret? Who doesn’t know the CIA engages in these operations? However, the question is that American citizens who have joined the enemy, namely Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, should they be put under these special conditions? Aren’t terrorists, American or foreign, recusing themselves of their rights by becoming war criminals and enemies of the United States?


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