Thread:Comments:US federal judge dismisses targeted killing lawsuit/Should Anwar al-Awlaki be the subject of targeted killing by the United States government?/reply (2)

Hell no! Political assassinations are morally bankrupt and have no legitimate place in a Democratic society, no matter how bizzare, scary or radical a person's beliefs and public statements are. They are an indisputable violation of International law and basic human rights. This list amounts to nothing more than the sanction of extrajudicial killings of U.S. Citizens and if carried out would be an act of first-degree murder, not "counter-terrorism". If Anwar al-Awlaki or anyone else on this list is indeed assassinated, whoever authorized the doctrine of "targeted killing" ought to be arrested, brought before the International Criminal Court and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

The ACLU and the CRC will appeal this vigorously, because freedom can't protect itself, and no one is above the rule of law.