Revelations continue to emerge on the weekend US raid of the Libyan capital city of Tripoli and the kidnapping of Abu Anas al-Liby, accused by the administration for a role in 1998 embassy bombings. The story doesn’t sound any better.
Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the US raid was carried out without any prior notice to the Libyan government, which has expressed opposition to having a foreign military march in and haul off one of their citizens at gunpoint.
Kerry sought to defend the raid as “legal,” though the standard by which that would be the case is totally unclear, and Kerry’s defense basically began and ended with the word “legal,” instead warning preemptively against public criticism of the operation, saying “I think it’s important for people in the world not to sympathize with alleged terrorists.”
Though officials haven’t specifically said if the Somali operation involved consultation with the self-proclaimed Somali government, a unilateral operation in that case would theoretically be less controversial, since the area of operation is totally outside of that government’s control. The same cannot be said about Tripoli, however, and if the current legal opinions of the administration are that they can use the military to invade foreign countries to carry out arrests at will, it may be a dramatic shift in traditional extradition polities.
Kerry is suffering from an early stage of Bu****es. He thinks if he says so, no one should question him. He believes it's Legal for US to invade sovereign countries and abscond with their civilians without observing any due process.
I hope he'll feels the same way when the Libyans starts targeting foreigners in Libya and again launch rockets at the US Embassy compound. After Benghazi, Libya should be the last place where the US wants to go play silly buggers.
As for flying 'interrogators' out TO the ship, instead of arresting al-Liby for trial. Curiouser and curiouser! Perhaps they are going to bury him at Sea like they did Bin Laden.
When asked, Colin Powell said the Vietnam War was "legal" too.
What's with the leather jacket, Swiftboat? Trying to show us what a tough bad-a** you are? Why don't you put on the scrambled-egg cap and aviator sunglasses and you can look just like Tom Clancy.
Can the SEALs please drop into Texas, pick up that convicted war criminal George Bush, and deliver him to Malaysia for justice?
why not Iraq
The SEALs can drop themselves off in Malaysia, too, while they're at it.
Seig Heil Herr Kerry—you wanna see my papers too?
Good point, Robert. Now that the US government is on record that such an action is appropriate and legal, any other government, or maybe even any group of individuals, can now drop into the US and abduct any one of the many Bush Era war criminals. In doing so, those abductors, if captured, can use Kerry's argument in their defense.
Good luck with that, right?
”important… not to sympathize with alleged terrorists.”
In a nut shell, above is the fake morality upon which all of America now functions. For our terrorizing the Middle-East so that we may trade war materials for oil, this has a vengeance driven blowback called terrorism and if we were to have sympathy for our innocent victims that we turn into criminal terrorists, surely our Empire would expire in a convulsion right then and there.
Of course it's legal. Obama let Kerry use his magic legal wand. I wonder where I can get one of those.
“I think it’s important for people in the world not to sympathize with alleged terrorists.”
So it's now official…standing for the rule of law, our own system of due process, is the same as "sympathizing with terrorists"
When our Fearless Leader says these words in his next speech, things will really get real in the US of Amerika.
I am so confused on this terrorist issue anymore. Which terrorists am I supposed to like and which ones not to like. The MEK and the Syrian terrorists are likeable, but not the Libyan ones? I thought we liked the Libyan terrorists! Please U.S. government, send out a brochure so we can all keep track of this.
A "terrorist" is anyone with whom the FedGov is at war. The FedGov has always been at war with all terrorist groups, and always at peace with all non-terrorists. This will stand until the order comes down making the non-terrorists terrorists, and vice versa. And it will always have been that way. See where this is going?
And, once the order comes down, the US will still be at war with all 'terrorists' and not at war with all non-terrorists. Same as it ever was. But, if you try to keep track as to whether Oceania or East Asia are terrorists at this point in time, then you'll just get confused. So, just be sure to watch the 2 minute hate each nite, and the great leader will keep you updated on exactly who is a terrorist today. And if you fail to watch the 2 minute hate, then of course you are the terrorist.
SAINT JOHN Kerry , The PIOUS HOLY TRUTH TELLER of Viet Nam who ever so "courageously" and POLITICALLY ADVANTAGEOUSLY exposed the Crimes of his fellow Americans ….So where is SAINT JOHN now that HIS ALLIES are elbow deep in the blood of INNOCENTS ?? Look at him preaching at Us as though he is God's gift.
Warmongering Hypocrites:Obama,Boehner,Graham and McCain Will Send Troops to Syria While Refusing to Deploy Soldiers to Secure Our Border With Mexico. The Real National Security Threat.
America plans to "punish" Syria for (supposedly) using poison gas. What is AMERICA going to use? DEPLETED URANIUM, WHITE PHOSPHOROUS, NAPALM, CLUSTER BOMBS on Civilians, AGENT ORANGE??? America better hope she is not held to her own "standards".
At least Lurch called them "alleged" terrorists although I don't think he was being genuine.
"Act only according to that maxim where by you can. at the same time, will that it will become universal law." Kant
I wonder how Kerry would think of the legality of the Iranian military kidnapping an American citizen, without the US government's knowledge or consent, that it alleged was a terrorist?. I further wonder what Kerry's reaction would if the Iranian foriegn minister defended the legality of the action by stating that it is important for the world not to sympathize with alleged terrorist. To ask the questions is the same as anwsering the questions.
America always says its activities are legal, I ask the following would it have been legal if Libyan Troops dropped into America and kidnapped US citizens! We have a rule of law it is called make charges and then ask for extradition. Noting that the US frequently refuses to extradite to other countries that they deem as having Human rights violations, you know holding indefinitely without trial, or torture the same thing that Guantanamo bay is infamous for!
People should not sympathize with ALLEGED terrorists; but they must sympathize with the real ones from the US Israel.
I think the Current US Government's Global plan over the last decade is to keep the entire world in Utter Chaos by pitting societies against themselves with the old Conquer and Divide with perpetual wars. They are doing one hell of a job here in America as well. Its now time for Americans to rein in this out of control government and put these despots in Prison, and confiscate their wealth to pay off the National Debt they profited from. Lets start with the George Bush Family.