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Originally Posted by ArchmageXin
What is his point on J.Fonda?
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That Jane Fonda aka "Hanoi Jane" went to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. While there she denounced American soldiers as war criminals, denied that American POWs were being tortured, and then posed on an anti-aircaft gun.
These actions are analogous to the actions taken by some of the targets of current drone killings, and were used as justification for their targeting.
Rand Paul points out that he doesn't support Jane Fonda, but that he didn't think she should have been put on a drone kill list.
Rand Paul is currently filibustering on the Senate floor, demanding that the Administration withdraw its recent claim by the Attorney General that under certain circumstances US citizens inside the US can be targeted by drones for killing. I think he's in his 11th hour of talking now.