Ted Rall for February 26, 2014
February 24, 2014
February 28, 2014
Transcript:
Pres. Obama's new policy says Americans can be killed by military drones, not CIA ones. (Man: That's just a CIA "wuss" drone.) So the justice dept. is ginning up a legal memo justifying CIA dronings of Americans. (Man 2: What about the right to a trial?) (Man 1: Obama was a law professor. Basically, that's a judge.) No word on why there aren't any military drones available. (Man 3: We're swamped! It's wedding season in South Asia!) Or why it's ok for the military or the CIA to blow up non-Americans. (Man 4: He's from Canada, that's basically the U.S. minus a safety net. (Woman: So we'll use half a missile.) Or what other extenuating circumstances might get in the way next. (Woman 2: Target is one of our major donors.) (Barack Obama: How major?) Or who's the mystery target. (Man 5: Gotta be one of the mailroom guys.) (Man 6: Facial hair. Sketchy.)
