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Related: About this forumJeremy Scahill: Assassinations of U.S. Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing
DemocracyNow.org - President Obama's nominee to run the CIA, John Brennan, forcefully defended Obama's counterterrorism policies, including the increase use of armed drones and the targeted killings of American citizens during his confirmation hearing Thursday. "None of the central questions that should have been asked of John Brennan were asked in an effective way," says Jeremy Scahill, author of the forthcoming book "Dirty Wars." "In the cases where people like Sen. Angus King or Sen. Ron Wyden would ask a real question, for instance, about whether or not the CIA has the right to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. The questions were very good -- Brennan would then offer up a non-answer. Then there would be almost a no follow-up." Scahill went on to say, "[Brennan has] served for more than four years as the assassination czar, and it basically looked like they're discussing purchasing a used car on Capitol hill. And it was total kabuki oversight. And that's a devastating commentary on where things stand.
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Jeremy Scahill: Assassinations of U.S. Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing (Original Post)
rachel1
Feb 2013
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limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)1. du rec
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(10,597 posts)2. Keep these clips coming, rachel1
Jeremy was livid, wasn't he? I thought he was going to get up and kick something.
drynberg
(1,648 posts)3. OF COURSE JEREMY WAS LIVID
He was so angry about a show trial during Brennan's nomination hearing, giving no evidence, but toasting the assassination of three Americans cause they were "bad", including Anwar's 16 year old son who was dining with relatives a few weeks after we had droned the ass of Anwar. Brave Code Pink Folks were voices in the wilderness, mostly inaudible, but showing a glimpse into the "truth" during a "Alice in Wonderland" phony jabber of Brennan and Sen. Feinstein. I have seen it twice and the 2nd time made me even angrier than the first! God Bless Us...