President Obama,
February 09, 2013 "Information Clearing House" - It is my understanding,
throughout the duration of your Presidency, that you have persistently
authorized drone strikes on innocent Middle Eastern civilians who were
supposedly working for, or somehow affiliated with Al-Qaeda. As a further
matter, you have gone so far as to publicly announce – in accordance to your
Administration’s white paper concerning the legalities and justifications
concerning your drone policy, which was leaked to NBC – that you have the
authority to drone bomb any American citizen.
The Hill wrote, “In the document, the Justice Department concludes that a lethal
strike against a senior operational leader of al Qaeda — or an affiliated
terrorist group — can occur if a three-part test is met: that a high-level
American intelligence official has determined the individual poses an imminent
threat, that capture is infeasible, and that the strike is conducted according
to the laws of war governing use of force.”
The key phrase here is:
“Or an affiliated terrorist group.”
This is chilling. It is jaw-dropping, rather. Why? It’s simple. According to
multiple documents – such as the FBI’s “Project Megiddo” document from the late
1990’s and the FBI’s and BJA’s “Communities Against Terrorism” documents – we,
the American people, are considered “an affiliated terrorist group.”
It is also interesting to note the hypocrisy which you have entangled yourself
in. You have made it clear, upon the reauthorization of the NDAA with Sections
1021 and 1022 on December 31, 2011, with this leaked white paper concerning
drone bombings, and with your countless public appearances regarding terrorism,
that anyone who is affiliated – or somehow deemed a terrorist – shall be denied
their Constitutional rights. However, have you ever noticed the glowing
hypocrisy here? Your administration has openly aided the Al-Qaeda rebels in
Syria (Reuters, Daily Mail, etc.) firearms.
Aren’t these the very people you’re against? Aren’t these the very people by
which you have used to the killings of countless innocent civilians?
From what I have seen, and with respect to the policies/actions mentioned above,
you and your Administration should be considered a “rogue” group which aids the
terrorist faction Al-Qaeda. If you can’t consider yourself that, then – at the
very least – you need to consider yourself “an affiliated terrorist group”. With
that said, it seems as though you need to indefinitely detain or drone bomb
yourself, right? After all, you do meet the requirements for such actions. Now,
of course, this is hypothetical. I wish no harm to you or any of your
bureaucrats. However, I am using this to exemplify your hypocrisy.
Moreover, it is my understanding that you have gone so far as to the
killing of 16 year old American citizen, for being a suspected Al-Qaeda
operative, by having your Press Secretary come out and say it was moral and
just. Whatever the case may be, Anwar Awlaki – the 16 year old whom you killed –
was denied due process of law, a jury trial, and was not given the opportunity
to defend his case in front of a jury of his peers.
I am a 16 year old high school student myself. Am I next? After all, I am
considered an affiliated terrorist group because I support the Constitution and
Ron Paul. Will you slaughter me, like you did Awlaki?
Mr. Obama, you will have an uprising on your hands if you do not change your
antics. I am not calling for an uprising – nor do I support one – but I am
warning you that a plethora of Americans are growing angry over your policies.
On behalf of the large group of concerned American citizens and from a concerned
American high school student, Alec Scheer - Founder of We Are 1776