Re:A Citizen Is Suing the US for Putting Him on the 'Kill List'
by dekhn on Thursday July 19, 2018 @09:39AM
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That was the city of Philadelphia, not the US military. Also, it was generally recognized as a completely unacceptable action. Don't try to pretend like that's evidence of some sort of ongoing US-military-bombing-US-citizens-on-US-soil, it's not.
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Re:A Citizen Is Suing the US for Putting Him on the 'Kill List'
by crankylinuxuser on Thursday July 19, 2018 @10:45AM
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Because the police have sacks of C4 hanging around? That'd be a big fat no. They obtained essential support from the military.
And sure it was considered unconscionable. Who went to prison in the administration of the time? Hint: not the police, military, or politicians who ordered it.
There's also the case in which the Air Force bombed Tulsa. Still, more African Americans, so it wasn't really a big deal (notice a trend?).
Re:A Citizen Is Suing the US for Putting Him on the 'Kill List'
by dekhn on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:16AM
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The supplies came from the FBI, not the military. FBI is civilian. Also, wrt the Tulsa race riot, it was individuals with personal aircraft, not the Air Force.
It's fine to be angry but not OK to twist basic facts.