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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wed May-04-11 02:27 PM
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Shep Smith: This is illegal, this operation was illegal

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Shep Smith called the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden "illegal" on Tuesday's "Studio B."

Speaking to Fox News' Catherine Herridge, Smith was discussing the various reports about the intelligence that led to Bin Laden. At one point, he asked Herridge, "is anyone talking about the fact that this is illegal, this operation was illegal, or is that a matter that's going to be left for another day?"

Herridge said no one had discussed it with her.

Smith is not the only Fox host to raise questions about the operation's legality. Fox Business anchor Andrew Napolitano explicitly called the killing illegal on his Monday show, saying it violated the Constitution and several treaties.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/04/shep-smith-bin-laden-illegal_n_857356.html

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poverlay

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Wed May-04-11 02:32 PM
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1. Oh so NOW they're worried about legality and war crimes? When they support putting Bush on trial,

i'll support the same for Obama...

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wed May-04-11 02:35 PM
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2. Yep...going after Saddam for imaginary WMDs was okelee-dokelee-A-OK.

And I don;t buy the "Saddam was a bad guy, the world is better off without him" rhetoric. No one questions the "bad guy" status...although I felt his sons were worse, especially that psycho P.O.S. Uday...but there's a big difference between frying OBL's worthless ass in an Afghanistan compound and occupying the country of Iraq.

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librechik

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Wed May-04-11 02:36 PM
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3. yes, but torture? LEGAL--if used by Bush. MURDER LEGAL--if used by Bush

Nothing is acceptable--when done by Obama--to the Rs, at least.

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tishaLA

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Wed May-04-11 02:40 PM
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4. to be fair, he criticized torture too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCWN9UWtWkc

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xocet

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Wed May-04-11 05:40 PM
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13. IOKIYAR as you know.... n/t

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OHdem10

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Wed May-04-11 02:47 PM
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5. Time of war. With all the Legal Minds at WH including Obama

Constitutional lawyer, no one was going to permit
illegality.

I am surprised Shep Smith joined the far out Judge Napolitano
and Lou Dobbs.

How low some people stoop??

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Scuba

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Wed May-04-11 03:04 PM
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6. I hope the Right keeps going with this theme. It's making them look like the asshats....

...they are. The American People are awakening to the bullshit.

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LiberalFighter

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Wed May-04-11 03:17 PM
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7. I'm wondering what constitution he is reading and where it is located?

And the same for the treaties he talks about.

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Wed May-04-11 03:19 PM
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8. He is right though, isn't he? This was illegal based on everything I know about international law.

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GreenTea

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Wed May-04-11 03:20 PM
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9. Fox is desperately trying to trash Obama for their racist republican assholes-The nerve of Fox to

even mention the illegality & constitutionality of this mission while Fox NEVER ever expressed any concerned, keeping their mouth shut during Bush's illegal invasion of Iraq, based on lies for OIL and corporate profiteers contractors, weapons makers, etc and to destroy our social based economy....

Fox still never mentions Bush's illegal invasion for what it is....This is ALL about Fox trying to find anyway possible to take away the positive responds in the media that Obama is receiving these Fox racist are going nuts and will continue to try every avenue to destroy what their boy Bush (getting Osama bin Laden "dead or alive") which moron Bush couldn't do!

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LaPera

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Wed May-04-11 03:30 PM
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10. Where are all the idiot Shep Smith lovers on DU who come out of the woodwork

Edited on Wed May-04-11 03:31 PM by LaPera

to praise Smith?

Lost clowns who have no clue how Fox 'news' uses Smith willing to pretend fairness when they need use Smith to and to spew out bullshit when they need to, because these idiots fall for anything - They have no clue, they EVER do they do their homework...NEVER do they understand ALL republicans are lying slimy greedy piles of shit nor do they understand what republican ideology means and their agenda is all about....They always fall for the shinny nickel.

And they are so fucking stupid they'll do it again next time Fox wants to pretend fairness and have Smith pretend to be going against the Fox republican view!

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thereismore

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Wed May-04-11 03:46 PM
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11. Whose side is FOX news on? Terrorists'? They are LAUGHABLE. nt

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xocet

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Wed May-04-11 05:38 PM
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12. Quotation From Time Index: 03:10....

"Is anybody talking about...uhh...the fact that is illegal...this operation was illegal or is that a matter that's gonna be left for another day?"
--Shep Smith

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pSZNi-kBXw)

Interesting question, but let's start by prosecuting the Bush Administration. Later, after the last Bush administration official is tried, convicted and placed behind bars, this question can be addressed.

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Iliyah

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Wed May-04-11 06:26 PM
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14. No, it is not illegal

BUT going into another country for war is. Keep it up Smith. Bush and cronies will be the first to go to trial!

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Blacksheep214

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Wed May-04-11 06:53 PM
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15. Remember when any talk

along these lines and you were unpatriotic, a traitor or a terrorist sympathizer?

What happened to that?

Yeah, I know. sigh

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