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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1456848)	5/14/2024 8:18:43 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570334

It used to be the prevailing view that a well-paid team of defense lawyers can help the rich beat any charge, up to and including murder. That was then and it was OJ This now. So, yes,it is still the prevailing view that the wealthy and powerful can get away with cold blooded murder. "According to the United States government, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki's father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was a leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. [2] Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a CIA drone strike several days before his son's death. [3] The U.S. drone strike that killed Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki was conducted under a policy approved by U.S. President Barack Obama. [4] [5] [6] Two U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity stated that the target of the October 14, 2011, airstrike was Ibrahim al-Banna, an Egyptian believed to be a senior operative in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. [7] Another U.S. administration official speaking on condition of anonymity described Abdulrahman al-Awlaki as a bystander who was "in the wrong place at the wrong time", stating that "the U.S. government did not know that Mr. Awlaki's son was there" before the airstrike was ordered. [7] When pressed by a reporter to defend the targeted killing policy that resulted in Abdulrahman al-Awlaki's death, former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs deflected blame to the victim's father, saying, "I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well-being of their children. I don't think becoming an al-Qaeda jihadist terrorist is the best way to go about doing your business". [8] [9] Human rights groups questioned why Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was killed by the U.S. in a country with which the United States was not at war. Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, stated "If the government is going to be firing Predator missiles at American citizens, surely the American public has a right to know who's being targeted, and why." [7]

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1456848)	5/14/2024 9:20:21 PM
From: Doren	3 Recommendations Recommended By Broken_Clock denizen48 pocotrader Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570334

Compare that to an unfortunate poor person accused & given 20 minutes with a recently graduated PD and no investigators or evidence experts. Court means you lose even if you win if you're poor or middle class. 99% of accused lose. I know, we were sued on jobs we didn't even work on. Judge threw it out but ya still lose a day or two of work. I could site my personal experience with bigoted cops who purgered themselves at my trial too. CA Lt. Governor Edwin Reinecke got a lighter sentence than me for purgery. I was punished worse for a single joint the cops illegally found while I was attempting to stop a real crime and they lied about it. White collar people from the suburbs have no fuckin' idea... none.