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It is insane to give money to people and expect that that will solve all their problems. Particularly if it is a one time thing (much like just handing a homeless person a dollar on the street). If you really want to help people it takes time, patience, and compassion. Poverty is a hard problem with no easy solution.
I'm not sure that there is any due process issue here. He was killed on the battlefield. I believe there was several instances of this happening in WW2 in Europe. Yes, the american citizens weren't directly targeted in WW2, but there wasn't really much in the way of directly targeting anyone in WW2. In the new world where we target individuals in war, it was only a matter of time before an american national was found on the battlefield to be fighting against his or her own country. He should have expected to have the same amount of attention as any other AQ operative. However, if he was given more attention or captured and executed without trial, we would have a different conversation on our hands. But again, this my personal opinion.
He is wrong in that all money in existence is borrowed from the central bank. Actually a very small portion of U.S. Dollars in circulation are earning interest for the Federal Reserve. Most of the U.S. Dollars being printed by the Federal Reserve today is loaned directly to the U.S. Government.
There are many problems with the Federal Reserve, but bitcoin isn't the solution. The biggest problem with bitcoin is that it puts computer users in the position currently held by bankers. You have to realize that most people in the world aren't computer users. Bitcoin further stratifies that difference.
A very sad story. I find it interesting that Bush is still brought up without noting that the policy of rendition started under Clinton and was largely replaced under Bush with Gitmo.
Also, calling Kuwait a puppet of the U.S. is a vast over simplification of the situation. Though, the FBI agent and other officials who visited this young man should be severely disciplined if they showed the disregard that is alleged here.