Medals for MurderStephen Lendman Hes got final kill list authority. His secret memo authorized Anwar al-Awlakis assassination. Anyone anywhere in the world can be murdered on his say. His white paper inverted inviolable legal principles. Its titled Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a US Citizen who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al Qaida or An Associated Force. It calls lawless killing without trial or evidence legal. Vague language substitutes for clear evidence and just cause. Rule of law principles dont apply. Habeas rights and due process are spurned. The 1215 Magna Carta states: It means due process is inviolable. Its constitutionally guaranteed. Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments affirm it. Doing so prohibits government from depriv(ing anyone) of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Police states operate that way. America is by far the worst. It menaces humanity. It may not survive Obamas second term. He represents rogue leadership. He governs irresponsibly, lawlessly and recklessly. Drones are instruments of state terror. Theyre Americas weapon of choice. Theyre fast replacing manned aircraft. They sanitize killing on the cheap. They reign death on helpless civilians. They kill by computer keyboards, monitors, infrared cameras, and other high-tech sensor devices. Only 2% of victims are high-value targets. Others are innocent men, women, children, infants, the elderly and infirm. Obama claims killing Americas enemies anywhere in the world is legal. Its justified because he says so. International, constitutional, and US statute laws dont apply. Obama defends the indefensible. Despots operate that way. Hell award medals for murder. Cowardly acts will be honored. Doing so elevates rogue leadership to a higher level. Justice American-style is policy. Drone warriors will be rewarded for extrajudicial killing. Doing so creates a facade of meritorious service. Post-9/11 operations alone qualify. Recipients dont have to set foot on battlefields. They can sleep comfortably in their own beds at night. Theyll get newly created Distinguished Warfare Medals. Critics call it the Geek Cross. Some suggest its close to awarding video-gamers Purple Hearts for animated wounds. Awards will signify extinguishing targeted victims. Murder, Inc. honors its own. Medals are brass pendants. Theyre nearly two vertical inches high. Theyre adorned with a laurel wreath. It circles a globe. Theres an eagle in the center. Its attached to a red, white, and blue stripped ribbon. DWMs be awarded for extraordinary achievement related to a military operation. Doing so becomes part of Obamas rogue legacy. His rap sheet includes growing numbers of crimes. Theyre becoming too many to count. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta explained the new award. Itll provide recognition for the extraordinary achievements that directly impact on combat operations, but that do not involve acts of valor or physical risk that combat entails. Defense officials said the medal will outrank the Bronze Star. Its Americas fourth highest combat award. It was created in 1944. It was the last war related one established. Recipients are rewarded for meritorious battle service. Silver Stars are for bravery. Theyre Americas third highest combat award. Theyll rank above the Distinguished Service Medal. DSM recipients dont have to set foot on battlefields. Theyre safe in remote locations. They kill nameless, faceless victims. They do so nearby or half a world away. Virtual war kills like sport. Command centers operate worldwide. Many more are planned. America has lots more killing in mind. Perhaps mass extermination is planned. Pentagon and CIA personnel operate drones. Theyre licensed to kill. They do so with impunity. Theyll be honored for committing murder. Washington finds more ways of sinking to new depths. Americans support what demands condemnation. Why theyll have to explain. New Pew Research data show overall approval: 56% support drone killing. Only 26% oppose. Pews data was obtained by telephone interviews. They were conducted from February 7 10. A national random sample of 1,004 US adults aged 18 or older were surveyed. Princeton Survey Research Associates International contacted respondents. It expressed a 95% confidence level in results. Whats ahead who knows. Obamas waging war on humanity. It may not survive his second term. Stopping him is a national imperative. Ousting him by impeachment is vital. Key is doing it now before its too late. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.His new book is titled How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War.Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/ 