The Chris Moeller Archives

The War on Muslims

Last year, President Obama strode into the Oval Office as occupant, took an insider's glimpse into George Bush's policy on civil liberties, not only affirmed the eavesdropping and the torture, but expanded the policy to places that even the hideously inhumane Bush failed to go-- most notably, the sanctioned murder of American citizens without any judicial oversight or the due process of law. New Mexico-born Anwar al-Awaki, a Muslim cleric who has has never been indicted of a terrorism-related crime, nevertheless finds himself a target for execution by the CIA with the full backing of the Obama Justice Department. Earlier today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights sued to block this executive assassination order.

Obama's Treasury Department has designated al-Awaki-- again, a man never indicted of a terror-related crime-- a terrorist, and they have been denying a "license" to groups that have attempted to provide legal counsel to the man while he's in hiding in Yemen, a country with which the United States is not at war. The president has also expanded the Bush/Cheney war effort against Muslims to include missile strikes on Pakistan, attacks that have killed hundreds.

Believe it-- this is a war on Muslims in that a majority of Americans are willing to step in line behind any vague accusations or pointed CIA leaks, and are willing to dismiss virtually every amendment of the Constitution provided only that the suspect in question has a Muslim name. Orwell couldn't dream this shit. Meanwhile, the concept of Freedom of Religion is now as unpopular in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as it is at Ground Zero, and Christian terrorists are stabbing cab drivers in the throat. Along with his predecessor, Obama should be tried as a war criminal in an international court, and Americans should feel deeply ashamed of both the leaders they've chosen and themselves.

posted by CM @ 8:55 PM