Dr. Boyce & Yvette: Should President Obama Have a “Kill List?”
In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss the recent revelation that President Obama has a “kill list” for suspected terrorists. Is this a blatant violation of American civil liberties?
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I can’t believe that you two are criticizing PRESIDENT OBAMA about a KILLING LIST. HAVE you forgotten 9/11? ARE you defending the TERRORIST now?
The only reason you two are harassing Obama is in RETALIATION for WEST AND SMILEY. IN case you haven’t noticed….NOBODY IS ON YOUR SIDE DR. WATKINS!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Boyce and Yvette you both are correct in your idealistic jargon. However, the real world is quite more dangerous than depicted in your rhetoric. First, we are at war with some people who seek to kill and destroy America. If these people are on American soil they should be arrested and go through the judicial system. If they are off in other countrys hiding and ploting to blow up planes and our buildings then by any means necessary they must be stopped. Now, am I saying it is justice to kill innocent people I am not saying it is. I want the madness on both sides to stop, but if your enemy wants you to fear where he will strike then he has to understand there is nowhere they can hide where we won’t strike. I am black man that supports my president, and he cannot allow a 911 to occur on his watch.
Unfortunatey,the people that should be on it are all Republicans.Yes,I’m serious.There are two groups of people the world would be better off without,The Republicans,and the Taliban.
Answer to your question, Yes, the President should have a Kill List. It’s part of his darn job. What in the world are you two talking about. This is still a period in time where we are still at war. Unfortunately…..
Are u folks phycho? I’m sure you are some of the same people who is just a few years ago was criticizing george w bush because of his gangsta tactics, starting wars in killing people all around the world. These reactions from obama supporters just proves that people will support there a guy regarless of what he does. This goals for republicans and democrats alike. You guys were not say ing all this protect America c**p and we must fight terrorism c**p when george bush was doing it; now that you’re a guy is doing it everything is just fine. I voted for president obama but, in a lot of ways he’s just as bad as the republicans! sure he is better than mitt romney but that’s like saying that a guy who raped 2 women is not as bad as a guy who raped 20 women. they are both rapist. I think dad president obama has done a lot of good things but he is also done a lot of messed up things. Yes he is better than mitt romney but I’m not going for either 1 of them.
God bless you… Somebody else is awake…
How do we know that he actually has one? Where’s the proof? And if anything, the kill list would be the MILITARY not the President.
And how do you apply AMERICAN civil liberties to a non-American? He can’t just kill whomever he wants!
Even if there is a kill list…have you taken notice of WHO is on the kill list? Not the suspected terrorist that the government has access to and can easily track.
Come on ya’ll seriously? How is this SUPPOSED kill list different than the Most Wanted List issued by the FBI/CIA/MI-5/Scotland Yard? The folks on the Most Wanted list are wanted DEAD OR ALIVE.
Ya’ll just looking for something…
Seriously? You’re criticizing President Obama for having a list whose existence you can’t even confirm!? I’m not necessarily giving President Obama a pass, however debating the value and/or appropriateness of such a list is one thing; criticizing the President for it when it’s existence is simple speculation is another. I also take issue with Ms. Carnell’s misleading attempt to frame the issue within the context of President Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. If you’re going to cherry pick items to create a context, you seriously undermine the impact of your argument.
Ignoring 9/11, al Qaeda, consistent authentic proclamations of jihad, and continued terrorist threats to /attacks on Americans, allies and our respective interests at home and abroad for the sake of pontificating from some supposed moral high ground is disingenuous and seems intentionally misleading. I comes off as outrage for the sake of attention…the kind of pseudo journalism I would expect from bloviators like Limbaugh and Hannity.
I’m sure you know that we live in a complex world. That said, to apply simplistic, unnuanced arguments to the role and responsibilities of the President of the United States facing terrorist threats in the 21st century is neither productive nor is it informative.
Shaking my head @ black folks…
You would be going nuts if Bush had done this.. but now its OK and you defend it because Obama has been caught doing the same ole nonsense.
Did you really want a president that would be a change agent? Or did you just want a black president?
to the knuckleheads saying ‘he cant kill whoever he wants’…
YES HE CAN (to quote a famous Obama line)
In fact he has already done it… He can do it to Americans too… He can decide you are a threat and have you killed without anybody ever verifying whether or not you actually did what he accused you of… No court… No due process..
WAKE UP!!
Dr.Watkins: I like you and hang on to your every word,ease up on our president a little, please.
In the world we currently living in it only makes sense that President would take the appropriate steps to protect nation and if that means accuring a kill list then so be it. Drones are the new photo surveillance to follow, spy and capture minorities committing crimes so law enforcement can legally incarcerate more of our black and brown brothers and sisters. Wake up people.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the world we currently living in it only makes sense that President would take the appropriate steps to protect nation and if that means accuring a kill list then so be it. Drones are the new photo surveillance to follow, spy and capture minorities committing crimes so law enforcement can legally incarcerate more of our black and brown brothers and sisters. Wake up people.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!